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政治评论员兼乡村音乐艺术家亚历克西斯·威尔金斯于2026年2月19日在美国田纳西州纳什维尔的盖洛德奥普里兰度假酒店及会议中心举行的2026年国际基督教媒体大会上演唱国歌。路透社/塞思·赫尔德/资料图片
波士顿，3月19日（路透社） – 法院周四公布的文件显示，一名马萨诸塞州男子上周被捕，原因是当局称他向联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔的女友发送了一封电子邮件，称他会“很高兴”看到她的脸“被突击步枪击碎”。
26岁的奥尔登·韦尔奇·鲁姆（Alden Welch Ruml）于周五被捕，并被波士顿联邦检察官指控犯有州际商业威胁罪。当局表示，他因对一篇关于亚历克西斯·威尔金斯的新闻文章感到不满而发送了这封威胁邮件。
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一份新公布的搜查令申请称，2月28日的那篇文章描述了联邦调查局资源被用于为威尔金斯提供安全保障的情况，威尔金斯是一名乡村音乐歌手，以及帕特尔和威尔金斯的保守派政治观点，以及他们与“让美国再次伟大”政治运动的关联。
“小心你的背后，”宣誓书中称这封电子邮件充满亵渎性语言。
鲁姆在周五被捕后的法庭听证会上不认罪。如果罪名成立，他最高可被判处五年监禁。
辩护律师威廉·菲克（William Fick）拒绝置评。联邦调查局未回应置评请求。
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威尔金斯最初未被确认为此案中的所谓受害者。对鲁姆的起诉书仅将她描述为一名与美国政府“高级雇员”有私人关系的未具名人士。
根据法庭文件，她在亚利桑那时收到了这封电子邮件。一名联邦调查局探员在宣誓书中称，她表示“被这封威胁电子邮件吓坏了，并因此改变了他们即将到来的旅行安排”。
执法部门确定这封邮件是鲁姆发送的。鲁姆在马萨诸塞州剑桥市的工作地点接受特工采访时表示，他因这篇新闻文章感到“不满”，并否认有任何伤害他人的意图。
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Massachusetts man charged with threatening girlfriend of FBI Director Patel
March 19, 2026 9:35 PM UTC / Reuters / By Nate Raymond
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Political Commentator and Country Music Artist Alexis Wilkins sings the National Anthem at the 2026 International Christian Media Convention held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Seth Herald/File Photo
BOSTON, March 19 (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man was arrested last week after authorities said he sent FBI Director Kash Patel’s girlfriend an email saying he would be “happy” when her face is “canoed by an assault rifle,” court records unsealed on Thursday showed.
Alden Welch Ruml, 26, was arrested on Friday and charged by federal prosecutors in Boston with making threats in interstate commerce. Authorities said he sent the threatening email upon becoming upset about a news article concerning Alexis Wilkins, Patel’s girlfriend.
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That February 28 article described the use of FBI resources to provide security to Wilkins, a country music singer, as well as conservative political views of Patel and Wilkins and their association with the Make America Great Again political movement, a newly unsealed search warrant application said.
“Watch your back,” the profane email said, according to the affidavit.
Ruml pleaded not guilty during a court hearing on Friday following his arrest. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison if convicted.
William Fick, a defense lawyer, declined to comment. The FBI did not respond to a request for comment.
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Wilkins was not initially identified as the alleged victim in the case. The indictment against Ruml instead described her only as an unnamed individual who had a personal relationship with a “high-ranking employee in the United States government.”
According to court papers, she had been in Arizona when she received the email. She indicated being “frightened by the threatening email and changing their upcoming travel arrangements as a result,” an FBI agent said in the affidavit.
Law enforcement determined it was sent by Ruml, who told agents who interviewed him at his place of work in Cambridge, Massachusetts that he had been “upset” by the news article, the affidavit said. He denied any intent to harm anyone.
Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Bill Berkrot
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