Jordan Gee: Pennsylvania man charged as he threatens to behead Joe Biden and kill his 'whole' cabinet
SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA: A man from Pennsylvania, Jordan Gee, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly posting video threats to assassinate President Joe Biden and his cabinet members.
The charges were brought against Gee, a resident of Nanticoke, following his online posts that surfaced after a campaign event in Scranton attended by Biden on April 16, 2024.
Jordan Gee faces 3 felony counts against Joe Biden and 1 count of interstate threats
Gee is facing three felony counts of threats against the President and one count of interstate threats.
These charges were filed in response to the videos in which Gee made several threats against Biden and others.
“Joe Biden: I’m going to kill you and your whole cabinet,” and, “If you come to my city in Scranton, Pennsylvania, I’m cutting your f**king head off in front of everybody; I promise," he said in the videos, Attorney Gerard M Karam alleged, according to the press release from US Attorney's Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania.
“This matter is being investigated by the United States Secret Service,” the press release stated further, and Assistant United States Attorney Kyle A Moreno is prosecuting the case.
Jordan Gee will be arraigned on May 29 and can face 20 years in prison
Gee, 37, is scheduled to be prosecuted on May 29 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and if convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison.
"The maximum penalty under federal law for these offenses is twenty years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine," according to Pennsylvania Attorney’s Office.
In addition to the threats against the President, Gee is also facing charges in an unrelated case. He is accused of retail theft and resisting arrest.
The police reported that he stole a bag of coffee from a shop on April 15 and resisted officers as they attempted to take him into custody according to Raw Story.
Joe Bidens delivered an ordinary campaign speech to invite-only audience in Scranton
The President was in Scranton on a "[campaign] swing of speeches and appearances with small groups." His main address took place at the Scranton Cultural Center, according to News Nation.
It reported that Biden's talk started "like nearly all of the speeches" he's given in Scranton.
He talked about his "love for his hometown" and the speech then transitioned to what was very "clearly a campaign speech tackling inequities with the US tax code and taking aim at his opponent, former president Donald Trump."
The crowd inside the Cultural Center was invite-only, close to 100 people, familiar faces in Lackawanna County politics, according to the report.
