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<\/a><\/p>\nNicholas Ray Lyn was arrested in Texas for allegedly making antisemitic death threats to conservative activists. (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Nicholas Lyn Ray, 28, of Spring, Texas, allegedly made his threats between Oct. 8 and Oct. 10 on an X account named \u201c@zionistarescum,\u201d according to an arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n
His alleged victims included far-right Jewish conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer and conservative Jewish political commentators Joshua Benjamin Hammer and Karol Markowicz. A fourth victim, Seth Dillon, is the Christian CEO of a conservative satire site The Babylon Bee, according to an arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n
The @zionistsarescum account was created in September 2025 and the first posts visible on it after Ray\u2019s arrest respond to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder whose killing spurred conspiracy theories about Israeli involvement. Several posts advanced that theory, while others amplify the white supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes, who had feuded with Kirk.<\/p>\n
In a message allegedly directed at Dillon, according to the affidavit, Ray accused him of \u201cconspiring with Israel about Charlie Kirk,\u201d the Turning Point USA founder who was murdered in September, adding that \u201cthese receipts are going to be perfect for display when you get hung bitch.\u201d<\/p>\n
The affidavit also describes a threat that Ray allegedly directed toward Markowicz, who was born in the former Soviet Union. Ray allegedly wrote, \u201cRussian genocide jew whose family escaped prosecution in American you deserve to be hung.\u201d<\/p>\n
In another threat directed towards Loomer, Ray allegedly wrote, \u201cwhy you asking this question as if you aren\u2019t gonna soon find out Mossad agent? you gonna get hung from the capitol baby.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ray also allegedly referred to Hammer as a \u201cF\u2014t Israeli spy\u201d and threatened to \u201chang you at the capitol and take turns beating you with a pinata bat,\u201d according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n
While the threats appeared to have been deleted from Ray\u2019s X account, his most recent post dated Oct. 15 read, \u201cWhen Israel is purged it will be biblical.\u201d On Oct. 9, he referred to Loomer as a \u201cf\u2014ing kyk\u201d and wrote \u201cIsrael are the biggest lying Satanist pedophiles on the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n
An investigation into Ray was launched by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Oct. 12 after agents were alerted to his alleged posts.<\/p>\n
Ray is currently facing four counts each of making a written or electronic threat to commit a mass shooting or act of terrorism, extortion or threatening another person and using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
According to another court document, Ray indicated to law enforcement that he had been \u201cwatching youtube when he became interested in anti-Israel content\u201d prior to allegedly making the threats.<\/p>\n