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INQUIRY JX-DOJ-PR-20260804-13463842Opened AUG 21 2026Quick look

Knoxville Man Indicted on 22 Counts For Making Threats To Kill Public Officals

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AUG 21 '26EventKnoxville Man Indicted on 22 Counts For Making Threats To Kill Public Officals
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Entered on the record AUG 21 2026Occurred AUG 21 2026
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18 U.S.C. 871(a)

"KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On July 28, 2026, a federal grand jury in Chattanooga returned a 22 count indictment against Garry Lee Williams, 44, of Knoxville, for posting public threats on TikTok to murder and maim national public officials, Knox County public officials, and members of Williams’s own family, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 871(a) (threats against the President), 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) (interstate threats), and 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(B) and (b)(4) (threats to murder federal law enforcement officer)."

18 U.S.C. 875(c)

"KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On July 28, 2026, a federal grand jury in Chattanooga returned a 22 count indictment against Garry Lee Williams, 44, of Knoxville, for posting public threats on TikTok to murder and maim national public officials, Knox County public officials, and members of Williams’s own family, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 871(a) (threats against the President), 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) (interstate threats), and 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(B) and (b)(4) (threats to murder federal law enforcement officer)."

18 U.S.C. 115(a)(1)(B)

"KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On July 28, 2026, a federal grand jury in Chattanooga returned a 22 count indictment against Garry Lee Williams, 44, of Knoxville, for posting public threats on TikTok to murder and maim national public officials, Knox County public officials, and members of Williams’s own family, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 871(a) (threats against the President), 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) (interstate threats), and 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(B) and (b)(4) (threats to murder federal law enforcement officer)."

Place
Tennessee

"Poplin in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in Knoxville."

Status
Indicted

"Knoxville Man Indicted on 22 Counts For Making Threats To Kill Public Officals."

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