Wilmington Man Indicted for Threatening to Kill Trump on Facebook: US Attorney
Christopher James Hill, 32, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted, federal prosecutors said.
- On Monday, May 18, 2026, a federal grand jury indicted Wilmington resident Christopher James Hill for making a threat against President Donald Trump.
- The indictment alleges Hill posted public comments on Facebook between October 3, 2025, and October 13, 2025, threatening to kill and injure the president.
- If convicted, Hill faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Secret Service investigating.
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina W. Ellis Boyle announced the indictment, with prosecutors noting that charging document details remain allegations.
- Hill is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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Ellis Boyle's Threat Prosecution Hobby
The Trump groupie auditioning to be confirmed in his current role of US Attorney for Eastern District of North Carolina, Ellis Boyle, has announced that he charged another person for threats, Christopher James Hill. Hill is the fourth person Boyle charged with threats against Trump or an aide Richard David Warren: Threats (apparently against Tom Homan and Todd Lyons) on June 2, 2025, indicted by Lori Warlick on April 21, 2026, arrested May 7, a…
Man faces NC federal indictment for Facebook threat against Trump
A federal grand jury has indicted a 32-year-old Wilmington man on a charge that he threatened President Trump in a Facebook post. “On or about October 3, 2025, through on or about October 13, 2025, in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the defendant, CHRISTOPHER JAMES HILL, did knowingly and willfully transmit in interstate and foreign commerce a communication, namely, a comment posted on the public website Facebook.com, and the communicati…
Wilmington man indicted for allegedly threatening President Trump on social media
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of threatening President Donald J. Trump, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Christopher James Hill, 32, of Wilmington, is accused of posting messages on Facebook that contained threats to kill and injure the President between Oct. 3, 2025, and Oct. 13, 2025. According to the indictment, the posts were made …
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