Texas man convicted of federal threat to lynch Nashville district attorney

NASHVILLE,Tenn.(KXXV)—AfederaljuryonWednesdayconvictedDavidAaronBloyed,60,ofFrost,Texas,ononecountofcommunicatingathreatininterstatecommercetolynchandkillGlennFunk,theelectedDistrictAttorneyGeneralforNashvilleandDavidsonCounty. Accordingtocourtdocuments,thethreatwasmadefollowingtheJuly2024arrestofamemberoftheantisemiticGoyimDefenseLeague(GDL)indowntownNashvilleduringthegroup’s“NametheNoseTour.”TheGDL,knownforitshate-fueleddemonstrations,hadencounteredabaremployeeduringaprotest,leadingtoanaltercationandassaultcharges. Bloyed,usingTelegram,postedaphotoofDAFunkwiththecaption“Gettingtherope,”alongsideapointingemoji.Prosecutorsdescribedthemessageasadirectandviolentthreatagainstapublicofficial. “Thedefendant’sheinousthreatsstrikeattheheartofourjusticesystem,”saidSueJ.Bai,headoftheJusticeDepartment’sNationalSecurityDivision.“Violentthreatsandintimidationagainstgovernmentofficialsandlawenforcementwilln