in World News LEFTIST EXTREMISM: Indiana Thug Arrested for Threatening to ‘Gut’ Elon Musk and ‘Parade His Corpse Through the Streets’ — Police Seize AR-15, Handgun, and Ballistic Vest
A 28-year-old Indiana man, David Cherry, has been arrested and charged with felony intimidation after allegedly making violent threats against high-profile individuals, including billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, on the social media platform X.
According to an affidavit filed obtained by the New York Post, Indiana State Police launched an investigation into Cherry after proactive online monitoring detected multiple threatening posts from the account @effective_pawn. The flagged posts, spanning from December 2024 to February 2025, included direct threats such as:
- “I am going to plant a bomb in Elon Musk’s house.”
- “You’re robbing the American people. We will gut you and parade your corpse through the streets.”
- “You’re on the hit list.”
- “We’re gunning you down next, Muskrat.”
Law enforcement officials used digital forensic tools to track Cherry’s cell phone location, leading them to his place of employment at Batteries Plus in Clarksville, Indiana. Detectives from the Indiana State Police (ISP) arrested Cherry at his workplace, where he allegedly admitted to posting the threats but claimed he was simply trying to be “edgy” and provoke reactions online.