COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Columbus man appeared before a federal judge on Thursday for alleged threats against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Justin Novoa, 21, was charged by Homeland Security Investigations this week with Threats to Assault or Murder a Federal Law Enforcement Officer and Threatening Interstate Communications. On Thursday, he waived his detention hearing and will remain in custody pending trial. He is currently in the Franklin County Jail.
Court documents state that HSI was notified of Novoa’s alleged posts under the X handle “@Father2High” on December 11, 2025. The charging documents include a post from the account dated June 8, 2025, that say “they should blast every ice agent they find” and a post from November, “cant wait to shoot these p***y ice agents and ret****d maga maggots.”…