A federal grand jury has indicted an Alabama woman after prosecutors say she threatened to shoot President Trump if he attended the Alabama-Georgia football game in Tuscaloosa.
The alleged words were not vague. According to the federal complaint and indictment, the October 5 Facebook post declared: “I’ll put a bullet through him if he dares.”
Now the case has moved from an emergency law-enforcement response to formal felony charges.
FBI Birmingham announced the development Friday morning:
News Release Alert: A Lauderdale County Woman Charged with Making Threats Against the President of the United States.
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— FBI Birmingham (@FBIBirmingham) October 23, 2026
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama identified the defendant as Megan Lorraine Utz, 36, of Courtland.
The two-count indictment charges Utz with making threats against the President of the United States and interstate transmission of a threatening communication. An indictment contains allegations, and she is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Federal officials say the post concerned President Trump’s planned attendance at the October 10 Alabama-Georgia game. Agents did not wait for game day to take the message seriously.
On October 6, the FBI, Secret Service and Florence Police Department located Utz in Florence, according to prosecutors. Florence police then arrested her on an active misdemeanor warrant for harassing communications issued by the Guin Police Department.
The federal complaint came first. A grand jury later considered the evidence and returned the formal indictment now pending in U.S. District Court.
Americans have every right to criticize a president, protest his policies and campaign against him. That freedom does not include a credible threat of violence.
U.S. Attorney Phillip Williams said his office would move swiftly because President Trump has already faced multiple attempts on his life. He credited the FBI, Secret Service and local police departments with identifying and apprehending the defendant.
FBI Birmingham Special Agent in Charge David Fitzgibbons drew the same line between protected expression and alleged criminal conduct. He said threats against the president become a priority matter whether they are delivered online or in person.
Local television coverage quickly picked up the federal filing and its connection to the high-profile college football game:
The Secret Service said it works closely with federal and local partners to investigate threats and protect national leaders. The Florence and Guin police departments were part of that coordinated response.
Political violence cannot become background noise in America.
President Trump survived the Butler assassination attempt in 2024 and later faced another alleged assassination plot in Florida. Every new threat must therefore be judged against a recent history that has already shown how quickly rhetoric can become bloodshed.
That history does not decide Utz’s guilt. A jury and the courts will handle the evidence, the government’s burden and the defense.
But the response described by federal officials sends the right message: political speech is protected, threats are investigated and nobody gets to turn an election season or a football weekend into an excuse for violence.
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at 100 Percent Fed Up. View the original article here.
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[ H/T WLT Report ]
