San Antonio Police Arrest 26-Year-Old Over Bomb Threats Against Erika Kirk Event, Set $120,000 Bond
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Updated · KSAT San Antonio · May 28
San Antonio Police Arrest 26-Year-Old Over Bomb Threats Against Erika Kirk Event, Set $120,000 Bond
6 articles · Updated · KSAT San Antonio · May 28
Jacob Wenske, 26, was arrested early Thursday in San Antonio on two felony counts of making a terroristic threat causing public fear after allegedly threatening Erika Kirk and a Turning Point USA summit.
Charging documents say Wenske posted “I know exactly where to bomb” and “I can’t wait to be the valet for her escort,” then sent an email threatening Kirk, other speakers and bombings at Turning Point events.
$120,000 bond was set in the case as authorities tied the threats to Turning Point USA’s Women’s Leadership Summit, scheduled for June 5-7 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter.
Erika Kirk is due to appear as a featured speaker and became TPUSA CEO after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was fatally shot at a Turning Point event in Utah last September.
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