The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee charged David Aaron Bloyed, of Frost, Texas, on Friday with threatening to lynch Glenn Funk, the district attorney in Nashville, Tenn.
The 59-year-old, who is a member of the antisemitic Goyim Defense League, faces up to five years in prison, per the Justice Department.
Members of the GDL protested in downtown Nashville on July 14, as part of a “name the nose” tour, per the complaint. It adds that a member of the antisemitic group was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after hitting an employee at a bar with a metal flagpole bearing a swastika flag.
Bloyed posted nearly the same threats against the Nashville prosecutor as were expressed in posts from social-media handles known to be tied to the Goyim Defense League, according to the 12-page complaint. The posts also included references to killing Nashville Jews.
When the FBI subpoenaed information from Bloyed’s social media account, it learned that his account identified “the Jews” as among his enemies. “It’s the Jews,” he repeated a second time in his list of enemies, per the complaint.
“In a functioning democracy, we simply cannot tolerate threats of violence against elected officials,” stated Henry Leventis, U.S. attorney for the middle district of Tennessee.
