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FBI Arrests Dayton Man After He Allegedly Posts Threat to Kill Thousands

HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO, AUG 1 – Scott Michael Hanna faces charges after threatening to kill 30,000 people in Cincinnati, with a planned attack date of August 3, FBI said.

  • The FBI arrested 30-year-old Scott Michael Hanna from Dayton for posting threats to kill thousands in Cincinnati on July 31, 2025.
  • Hanna’s threat to organize mobs aiming to kill 30,000 people by Sunday followed a previous menacing incident at his home in September 2024.
  • Law enforcement traced Hanna’s July 31 social media post to him after the Cincinnati Police reported it to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.
  • The FBI charged Hanna with making an interstate threat, a federal offense that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
  • FBI Cincinnati Special Agent Elena Iatarola stated the agency aggressively investigates those who threaten community violence and emphasized the serious consequences of such threats.
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WSYX broke the news in on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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