The grand jury on April 19 indicted Randall R. Berka II, 30, on single counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of an unregistered firearm.
The felonies are punishable by up to 15 and 10 years in prison, respectively, followed by at least three years of supervised release.
Berka appeared before U.S. District Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris for arraignment on the charges on April 24. Morris entered not-guilty pleas on Berka’s behalf.
FBI agents arrested Berka at his home on Rose Island Road in Sebewaing on March 9, two days after they began investigating a person making threats on YouTube.
The threats came to the FBI’s attention after Google submitted a tip to its National Threat Operations Section, according to an affidavit penned by a special agent who investigates domestic terrorism.
When the FBI began investigating, the YouTube account had a display name of “kill all federal agents on sight and hang biden” with a URL of “@killthefeds420.”
Agents determined that between Feb. 18 and March 7, the account published at least 14 posts stating a desire to kill President Joe Biden, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Democrat politicians in general, and LGBTQ+ people.
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