A 31-year-old Fort Worth man is in the Tarrant County jail after authorities say he posted a social-media threat that called out a local judge by name.
Cesar Vizcaya-Raudales was arrested Wednesday at a north Fort Worth residence and booked on a charge of making a terroristic threat against a peace officer or judge. Deputies also found an active harassment warrant out of North Richland Hills at the time of the arrest, so his visit with law enforcement was not exactly a short one.
What authorities say
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest in a release and said the online post specifically singled out Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 8 Judge Charles Vanover.
Sheriff Bill Waybourn stressed in the release that threats aimed at judges are treated as serious business and that people who make them will be tracked down and jailed. The sheriff’s office did not disclose what the post actually said, and it remained unclear whether Vizcaya-Raudales has an attorney, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Past charges and custody status
Court records show this is not Vizcaya-Raudales’ first run-in tied to public officials. In 2023 he was charged with harassing a public official, accused of calling that official more than 100 times. He completed deferred-adjudication probation in that case…