Texas Man Arrested Over Antisemitic X Threats

Nicholas Ray, 28, of Spring, Texas, was arrested and is being extradited to Florida after posting multiple antisemitic online death threats on X between Oct. 8–10 targeting Karol Markowicz, Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon, Newsweek editor Josh Hammer and Laura Loomer. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement say Ray faces 12 state charges, including extortion, written threats to kill and unlawful use of a two-way communication device. Investigators traced the posts to the @zionistarescum account using records from X, AT&T and Charter, and a probable-cause affidavit quotes graphic threats — including plans to hang Loomer and a call for a firing squad for Hammer — and accuses some targets of conspiring with Israel over Charlie Kirk’s death. Victims and commentators attributed the abuse to online radicalization and conspiracy theories, with Loomer and Markowicz condemning the threats and Dillon and Hammer publicly thanking law enforcement. Authorities said the arrest follows other recent prosecutions of violent threats against conservative media figures in Florida and has increased scrutiny of politically motivated online threats.