South Florida man sentenced for online threat that Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem 'will be executed'

Angie DiMichele, South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Nov 12, 2026

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FORT LEADERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida resident has begun serving a two-year federal prison sentence for threatening posts he made online against Trump administration officials Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem earlier this year.

Jon Christopher Enriquez, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty in August to three counts of transmitting threats through interstate communications and was sentenced in October. He is currently being held in the federal detention center in downtown Miami, Federal Bureau of Prisons records show.

The Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service was notified May 27 of one of Enriquez’s threatening posts that had been shared publicly on X, according to a factual proffer statement, the facts agreed on by the prosecution and defense. Authorities found three posts in total made that afternoon that included threats to Rubio, secretary of State, and Noem, former secretary of Homeland Security.

One post, in which both Rubio and Noem were tagged, in part read: “… You have been found guilty of 18 USC Section 2384: Seditious Conspiracy. Both of you will be executed at 16:30. Best wishes to your future endeavors,” according to the court record.

About 20 minutes later, Enriquez wrote another post directed only at Rubio: “I guess the only way that you are going to shut your mouth is through DEATH.” Enriquez in the third post later that afternoon wrote in English and Spanish, “Rubio AND Noem are to be executed at 16:00,” and tagged Telemundo in the post, the factual proffer said.

After his release from prison, Enriquez will be on supervised release for three years. He must seek mental health and substance abuse treatment, court records show.

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