CLARKSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Federal authorities have charged a Clarksburg man after investigators say he threatened to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in West Virginia.
According to a press release, Cody Smith was arrested after federal agents executed a search warrant at his residence in Clarksburg on Jan. 22.
Authorities allege Smith called the ICE Tip Line on Jan. 16 and left an obscenity-laced message threatening to kill any ICE agents he saw in Clarksburg. The message included references to ICE and President Trump.
“The safety and security of law enforcement personnel is our highest priority at Homeland Security Investigations,” said HSI Washington, D.C. acting Special Agent in Charge Eric Weindorf.
“HSI is committed to actively pursuing anyone who threatens the brave agents and officers who protect our communities. We will work tirelessly to investigate these threats and ensure those responsible are brought to justice.”
Investigators with the U.S. Secret Service identified Smith’s Instagram page and located a video in which Smith is seen making the call to the tip line and threatening to kill ICE agents, according to federal authorities.
During the execution of the search warrant on Jan. 22, federal agents seized Smith’s cellphone.
The investigation was conducted by ICE Charleston in partnership with the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Secret Service, and the West Virginia State Police.
He is currently at North Central Regional Jail on a $75,000 bond.
