"Joshua Cole of Anson has admitted to writing a Facebook comment threatening the Abilene Pride Parade and Festival, local and national media report. Using the name Jay Dubya, he posted on September 18, "Fk their parade, I say we lock and load and pay them back for taking out Charlie Kirk," according to police reports cited by The Guardian and several TV outlets."
"Cole also wrote, "Theres only like 30 of em we can send a clear message to the rest of them," and "come on bro let's go hunting fairies," according to the police report. Abilene police notified the FBI's field office in Dallas. FBI Special Agent Samuel Venuti tried to contact Cole at his workplace but found Cole has recently "stormed out of the facility in anger" and "just quit," says an affidavit filed by Venuti September 19 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas."
"Cole admitted to making the comments and said a reasonable person could interpret them as a threat, Venuti wrote in the affidavit. Cole said he thought the Pride event should not be allowed, but he "denied that he was going to take action or shoot parade participants," the affidavit says."
Joshua Cole of Anson admitted to posting violent threats on Facebook against the Abilene Pride Parade and Festival under the name Jay Dubya, saying "Fk their parade, I say we lock and load and pay them back for taking out Charlie Kirk." The post referenced Charlie Kirk's September 10 shooting death in Utah. Police reports cite additional comments urging violence and using slurs. Abilene police notified the FBI, whose agent Samuel Venuti located Cole during a traffic stop after Cole had recently quit his job. Cole acknowledged the comments could be seen as threats but denied intent to act. An affidavit cites probable cause of intent to threaten via electronic communication.
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