A librarian in West Virginia has been taken into custody after authorities said she used social media to encourage others to assassinate President Trump, prompting felony charges tied to threats of violence.
Morgan L. Morrow, 39, of Ripley, was arrested following a TikTok post in which she said, “Surely a sn!per with a terminal illness can’t be a big ask out of 343 million,” according to a criminal complaint obtained by WOWK.
Investigators viewed the remark as a call for the president’s assassination, and Morrow was charged Monday with one count of threats of terroristic acts.
According to police, the Jackson County Public Library employee was taken into custody at her residence, where she allegedly acknowledged that the video was “intended as a threat directed toward President Donald J. Trump.”
Court documents say Morrow explained that she had “personal reasons for wishing harm upon the president,” though the complaint did not detail what motivated those feelings.
The complaint also states that Morrow told investigators she never planned to personally act on the threat.
Deputies countered that such language is “designed to encourage, inspire or entice others to carry out the threatened act, regardless of whether the speaker publicly intends to personally do so.”
“When you saddle up on the horse of stupidity, you have to be prepared for the ride that follows,” Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger told WOWK.
“We’re just trying to do our part in making sure that it’s not acted upon, and there’s no one that’s following her footsteps to try to carry out the plan.”
Mellinger emphasized that calls for violence are unacceptable no matter one’s political views.
“It’s okay to be critical of the government. It’s okay to be critical of things you don’t agree with,” Mellinger said, “but when you start promoting the violence and you’re promoting a plan to carry out the violence and recruiting other people to carry out the plan for you, that’s clearly crossing the line.”
The Jackson County Public Library said it is handling the matter internally and distancing itself from the remarks.
“The comments recently made by an employee do not reflect the mission, values, or standards of conduct of our organization,” officials wrote.
{Matzav.com}
Typical white trash Biden voter woman who watches the View every morning before taking her dog for a walk around their trailer park.
Well, since she’s a librarian, they really should throw the book at her….
Thumbs up!