COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — A Comstock Park man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after threatening to kill President Donald Trump back in January.

Richard James Spring had made comments on X and TikTok threatening violence against Trump, such as shooting him, in late January 2025.

Editors note: The threats Spring made were quite graphic and may be disturbing to some. They are listed in the court documents embedded at the bottom of this article.

Spring was charged with two counts of Threats to Kill and Injure the President, as well as two counts of Interstate Threatening Communication.

Spring pleaded guilty to the first count of Threats to Kill and Injure the President while the other three counts were dismissed.

He was sentenced to 18 months in prison with the following re

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