Federal prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old New Mexico man with making violent online threats to kill Jews, minorities, and a local elected official in the immediate aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk�s assassination.

The U.S. Attorney�s Office for the District of New Mexico announced Friday that Jace Allen of Jamestown was arrested after the FBI traced a barrage of extremist posts to his phone. According to the Justice Department, Allen used an alias account to issue �a series of violent and racist threats� on September 11, the day after Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was gunned down during a campus event in Utah.

Among the threats, prosecutors said, Allen declared his intent to commit mass murder, target minorities and Jews, and �shoot up� unspecified locations. He also allegedly singled out an Ohio city council member, telling the official, �You�re gonna be one of the first to die.�

FBI agents executed a search at Allen�s home and questioned him. The Justice Department said Allen admitted to making the threats, described himself as a Neo-Nazi, and told investigators he �hates Jews and minorities� and hoped to ignite a civil war through online terror.

Though Allen claimed he did not own a firearm, agents uncovered videos on his phone showing him firing both a rifle and a handgun in August.

Allen has been charged with transmitting interstate threats, a federal offense carrying a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

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