Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Threats Against President

ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque man pleaded guilty to using social media to issue violent threats against the President.

According to court records, between January 2 and January 4, 2025, Tyler Miles Leveque, 37, posted multiple videos and messages on social media threatening to kill then President-elect Donald Trump and others at an upcoming rally. Leveque’s posts included statements such as "…you and your rich friends are dead no threat a promise" and references to violence at an event scheduled for January 19 in Washington D.C.

During an interview with agents from the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on January 6, 2025, Leveque admitted to making the threatening posts, believing his posts constituted freedom of speech, and to recently purchasing a firearm. Investigators confirmed Leveque had recently bought a gun from a local business, although he had not yet received the firearm.

Leveque pleaded guilty to making threats against the President. At sentencing, Leveque faces up to five years in prison. Upon his release from prison, Leveque will be subject to three years of supervised release.

Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison, Resident Agent in Charge Ron Emmot of the U.S. Secret Service Albuquerque Resident Office and Acting Special Agent in Charge Philip Russell of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office made the announcement today.

The U.S. Secret Service investigated this case with the assistance of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office and the Albuquerque Police Department. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico is prosecuting the case.