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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
RICHARD JAMES SPRING, INDICTMENT
Defendant.
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The Grand Jury charges:
COUNT 1
(Threats to Kill and Injure the President)
Between on or about January 22, 2025, and on or about January 25, 2025, in the Western
District of Michigan, Southern Division, the defendant,
RICHARD JAMES SPRING,
knowingly and willfully made a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon, the
President of the United States, in that he posted the following statements on X:
“@realDonaldTrump Ill rape her in front of you, then blow your fucking brains out” and
“@realDonaldTrump I promise I will put a bullet in your head.”
18 U.S.C. § 871
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COUNT 2
(Interstate Threatening Communication)
Between on or about January 22, 2025, and on or about January 25, 2025, in the Western
District of Michigan, Southern Division, the defendant,
RICHARD JAMES SPRING,
knowingly transmitted in interstate and foreign commerce a communication containing a threat to
injure the person of another. Specifically, RICHARD JAMES SPRING, consciously disregarding
a substantial risk that his communications would be viewed as threatening violence, posted the
following statements on X:
“@realDonaldTrump Ill rape her in front of you, then blow your fucking brains out”; and
““@realDonaldTrump I promise I will put a bullet in your head.”
18 U.S.C. § 875(c)
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COUNT 3
(Threats to Kill and Injure the President)
On or about January 25, 2025, in the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division, the
defendant,
RICHARD JAMES SPRING,
knowingly and willfully made a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon, the
President of the United States, in that he posted the following statements on TikTok: “ill put a
bullet in trumps brain. youre going tk watch your god DIE”; “ill make sure trump gets his brains
blown out”; and “ill kill trump. ill spray his fucking brains all over then cum on them.”
18 U.S.C. § 871
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COUNT 4
(Interstate Threatening Communication)
On or about January 25, 2025, in the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division, the
defendant,
RICHARD JAMES SPRING,
knowingly transmitted in interstate and foreign commerce a communication containing a threat to
injure the person of another. Specifically, RICHARD JAMES SPRING, consciously disregarding
a substantial risk that his communications would be viewed as threatening violence, posted the
following statements on TikTok:
“ill put a bullet in trumps brain. youre going tk watch your god DIE”;
“ill make sure trump gets his brains blown out;”; and
“ill kill trump. ill spray his fucking brains all over then cum on them.”
18 U.S.C. § 875(c)
A TRUE BILL
_____________________________
ANDREW BYERLY BIRGE GRAND JURY FOREPERSON
Acting United States Attorney
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CLAY STIFFLER
Assistant United States Attorney