A 26-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged after he sent a threatening email to FBI director Kash Patel's girlfriend Alexis Wilkins saying that he would be happy when her face is "canoed by an assault rifle". Alden Welch Ruml was triggered by a news article that detailed how Patel ensured Wilkins' security, providing her with FBI resources.
"Watch your back," Ruml wrote in anger in his threatening mail. Ruml pleaded not guilty during a court hearing after his arrest. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000 if convicted.
