Federal authorities have charged an Oklahoma man after determining he allegedly made violent death threats against FBI Director Kash Patel and Patel’s girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, in connection with the ongoing controversy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files.
According to court records, Jacob Wray Hudson is accused of using social media to issue repeated threats accusing Patel and Wilkins of harming children.
Investigators say the messages escalated in severity and included explicit language calling for their public execution. The posts were made on Instagram and directly tagged both Patel and Wilkins, drawing immediate concern from federal officials.
The investigation began on November 18 after a federal agent identified one of the posts as a credible threat.
An affidavit states that Hudson repeatedly attempted to draw attention to his messages by tagging the FBI director and Wilkins multiple times, demanding a response and warning of violent consequences if his accusations were ignored.
Law enforcement officials traced the Instagram account to a Facebook profile connected to an individual who had graduated from high school in Oklahoma.
Investigators then matched the profile to Hudson, who had previously been arrested by Muskogee police.
Authorities confirmed the identity by comparing Hudson’s mugshot from that arrest to images posted on his social media accounts.
As part of the investigation, agents contacted Hudson’s brother, who reportedly told authorities that Hudson holds extreme political views and has a history of becoming physically confrontational with family members over those beliefs.
Court documents describe a pattern of erratic behavior that extended beyond online activity.
The affidavit also outlines a prior incident in which Hudson was arrested after allegedly attempting to break into a neighbor’s home while shouting violent threats.
During that episode, police say Hudson screamed about wanting to kill President Donald Trump and Jews and repeatedly referred to himself as “Batman,” a nickname investigators later tied to his social media usernames, according to KOCO 5 News.
Federal agents eventually interviewed Hudson, who admitted to owning the Instagram account and writing the threatening messages.
According to the affidavit, Hudson claimed his actions were motivated by a desire to protect children and said his anger stemmed from frustration over the Epstein investigation.
He allegedly told agents that he believed the American public would eventually hold top officials accountable once more information was released.
Investigators say Hudson’s posts were not limited to Patel and Wilkins.
The affidavit lists several other threatening messages in which Hudson tagged former Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden, often using similar language centered on accusations of abuse and corruption.
Prosecutors have charged Hudson with one count of threatening to impede, intimidate, or retaliate against a federal law enforcement officer, along with two counts of interstate communications containing threats to injure another person.
The charges carry serious potential penalties if he is convicted.
Federal officials have not disclosed whether additional charges could be filed or whether Hudson is being evaluated for mental health concerns.
Authorities emphasized that threats against public officials, regardless of motive, are taken seriously and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
