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David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that SCOTT DYER, 35, of Naugatuck, was arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint charging him with threatening to kill members of the Republican Party and a high-ranking public official.

As alleged in court documents, On October 8 and 9, 2026, Dyer posted several threatening comments on YouTube, including:

• “I’m prepared to kill Republicans. Eager to do it actually. I already have targets in my local community selected.”
• “I have hundreds of people in an excel spreadsheet with as much info on them as I could get. I’ve been stockpiling hollow points and have some custom made drones with some… ‘neat’ features. Can’t wait for November. Gonna make a lot of people pay and I only accept Republican blood.”
• “The only public execution I’d like to witness and actively participate in is (name of high-ranking public official)….I have a lot of hollow points with his name on if we ever get the chance to meet.”
• “I will head to the capitol tomorrow to assassinate (name of high-ranking public official).”
• “I’ve been stockpiling guns, ammo, the precursors for synthesizing explosives, food, water, fuel... I will have no problem bringing the fight to them and if they think they’ll be able so beg for mercy and surrender they got another thing coming to ‘em….”

Dyer appeared yesterday before U.S. District Judge S. Dave Vatti in Bridgeport and was released on a $100,000 bond into home confinement under electronic monitoring.

The complaint charges Dyer with making interstate threats, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of five years.

“Threats of violence, whether tied to politics or any other motive, have no place on the internet or anywhere else in our society,” said U.S. Attorney Sullivan.  “We will investigate these crimes quickly and prosecute those involved to deter this behavior, neutralize any threats, and ensure the safety of the public.”

“There is no place in our democracy for politically motivated threats or acts of violence; public officials should never be targeted simply for the position they hold or for their party affiliation,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge O’Brien.  “The men and women of FBI New Haven took an oath to defend our Constitution and will rigorously investigate all politically motivated threats and violence to ensure the safety of public servants, elected officials, and all those demonstrating support for a political party.”

U.S. Attorney Sullivan stressed that a complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt.  Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) with the assistance of the Naugatuck Police Department.  The JTTF includes participants from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), IRS Criminal Investigation, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Connecticut State Police, Connecticut Department of Correction, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department, Norwich Police Department, Hartford Police Department, Stamford Police Department, Norwalk Police Department, Town of Groton Police Department, UConn Police Department, Yale Police Department, Stonington Police Department, New Haven Police Department, and New York Police Department.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine E. Boyles.

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