A West Virginia librarian has been charged for allegedly trying to recruit assassins on social media to kill President Trump.On Sunday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in West Virginia announced that Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley was charged with one count of making a terroristic threat, according to Fox News reported.
The sheriff’s department said that Morrow, a librarian at the county public library, used “social media recruitment of individuals to pursue and assassinate President Trump.”
“Further details will be released as we continue to compile facts and further the investigation,” Jackson County Sheriff RH Mellinger said. “NOTE: This is not meant to be a political – oriented statement. This is an active criminal investigation with documented and troubling concerns.”
The announcement of Morrow’s arrest came after the social media account Libs of TikTok shared a video that Morrow reportedly posted.
“Surely a sniper with a terminal illness cannot be a big ask out of 343 million,” the video was captioned.
Other social media users proposed the assassinations of White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, tech CEO Larry Ellison, and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Peter Thiel in the comments of Morrow’s Instagram video.
On Sunday evening, shortly before the sheriff announced Morrow’s arrest, the Jackson County Public Library posted a statement on Facebook, saying, “The comments recently made by an employee do not reflect the mission, values, or standards of conduct of our organization. We take our responsibilities to the public and our supporters seriously and are committed to professionalism, respect, and integrity in all that we do.
“The views expressed are made in an individual capacity and do not represent the position of the organization. We are addressing the matter internally in accordance to our established policies and procedures. We remain committed to our mission and serving our community in a manner that upholds our core values.”
The Department of Homeland Security and the library didn’t immediately respond to Fox News’s requests for comment.
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