Illinois man arrested, charged with threatening FBI agent

An Illinois man was arrested and charged with threatening an FBI agent after agents' personal information was stolen from government vehicles in Minneapolis.

Jose Alberto Ramirez had a federal court hearing on Wednesday on charges alleging that he threatened an FBI agent using personal information in documents stolen by agitators from government vehicles in Minneapolis after the shooting of Renee Good, Fox News reported.

"After the employees' personal information and documentation was compromised, several of the documents, including residential addresses, phone numbers, and emails, were posted publicly online on social media," according to the affidavit.

Within a day after the information was stolen, 10-15 FBI agents and employees began receiving threatening phone calls, emails, texts, and suspicious drive-bys at their home addresses, according to court records, the media outlet reported.

One FBI agent was contacted by about 23 different people, and received text messages on his work phone from a particular phone number that "were sent in succession and respectively stated the following, '[Victim A's Full Name], Yahahahahhahaha b**** a** n****, I know where your mom lives bro. And your dad. And your kids buddy.' 'Get home safe and fast,'" according to the affidavit.

The agent also received an email, saying, "We'll see how tough you are when I firebomb [physical address], Cincinnati, OH 45242."

An FBI special agent's child also received a message on Facebook, saying, "How does it feel to be [the child] of your dad's info linked online and I find it incredibly embarrassing that he's FBI, but so much is available about him and his family."

Ramirez's criminal history includes "several felonies and misdemeanors in Illinois including: Misdemeanor Domestic Battery/Physical Contact (2017), Felony Burglary (2017), Felony Mob Action (2020), Felony Burglary (2023)," the affidavit reads.