Middle District of North Carolina<\/a>. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release after his prison term.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to court documents, Tedder called the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of North Texas and the University of Louisville on September 12, 2025, and made specific threats of violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prosecutors said Tedder threatened to \u201cslaughter\u201d and \u201cmassacre\u201d victims with a firearm and referenced watching them \u201cchoke on their own blood.\u201d At sentencing, attorneys also referenced Tedder\u2019s significant history of mental health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The threats were made after Tedder saw media and online reports about people disparaging Kirk after his assassination, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The indictment said one call to Georgia Tech threatened to shoot up the school if posters of Kirk were not taken down, while another call to the University of Louisville threatened violence if posters mocking Kirk were not removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In another threat, prosecutors said Tedder used racist and antisemitic language while threatening a shooting at the University of North Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tedder pleaded guilty in March to communicating a threat in interstate commerce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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