MN man accused of putting out $45K bounty for AG Pam Bondi on TikTok

The Brief

  • A Minnesota man is accused of putting out a bounty on Attorney General Pam Bondi in a TikTok post.
  • Tyler Avalos of St. Paul was arrested on federal charges this month.
  • Avalos is accused of posting an image that said Bondi was wanted “dead or alive (preferably dead).”

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) A Minnesota man is facing federal charges after being accused of offering a $45,000 bounty on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in a TikTok video.

St. Paul man arrested

What we know:

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota has filed charges against Tyler Maxon Avalos of St. Paul. Avalos faces one count of making a threat online.

The complaint against Avalos details a TikTok post that includes a photo of AG Bondi with a sniper-scope red dot on her forehead and text that reads: “Wanted: Pam Bondi. Reward: 45,000. Dead or alive (preferably dead).”

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