Minnesota Man Arrested for Allegedly Posting $45K Bounty on Pam Bondi’s Life

A 29-year-old man from Minnesota has been arrested for allegedly posting a $45,000 bounty on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s life in a TikTok post, federal authorities said.

The FBI reports that Tyler Maxon Avalos was taken into custody on October 16 after a tip alerted law enforcement to what prosecutors describe as an online “murder-for-hire” plot targeting Bondi.

Court documents allege Avalos uploaded a photo of Bondi with a red target icon on her forehead and the caption: “WANTED: Pam Bondi / REWARD: 45,000 DEAD OR ALIVE (PREFERABLY DEAD).” Beneath the image, he reportedly added: “Cough cough. When they don’t serve us, then what?”

Investigators say Avalos, who used the handle “Wacko,” also linked his profile to “An Anarchist FAQ book” on TikTok.

Authorities noted Avalos’ history of violence and prior convictions. The affidavit states: “[Avalos] has a multistate conviction history including a July 2022 felony stalking conviction from Dakota County, an August 2016 felony third-degree domestic battery from Polk County, Florida, and an April 2016 misdemeanor domestic assault from Dakota County, which appears to have been reduced from a felony domestic assault by strangulation charge.”

Avalos now faces a federal charge of interstate transmission of a threat to injure another person, which carries a potential prison sentence under federal law.

The FBI has not commented on a possible motive, though court filings describe Avalos as having “anarchist ties.”

Avalos’ attorney, Daniel Gerdts, told Law & Crime he had no comment, “except to note that” his client “is not guilty of any crime.”

Bondi has not made a public statement regarding the alleged threat.