Soldier told Discord chat he planned to target Jewish worshipers, feds say

An Army infantryman at Fort Polk, Louisiana, cited the “cause” of white nationalism in online threats to attack a synagogue and kill “every single Jew,” according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday.

Spec. Jakob Marcoulier, 22, was charged April 23 with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. The FBI obtained audio recordings of comments Marcoulier allegedly made on the messaging platform Discord in which he threatened to act in the coming months “if the Jews still have reign over our government,” the indictment stated. Investigators pulled the recording from Discord servers. 

An FBI affidavit said agents identified Marcoulier’s voice on the recording telling others that, “after this deployment … I am going to walk into a synagogue with my AK, with a 75-round drum mag, and all of my extra mags, with my level four plates, and my haka helmet that’s three plus, and I am going to kill every single Jew.” 

A spokesperson for the 10th Mountain Division confirmed to Task & Purpose that Marcoulier is assigned to the unit’s 3rd Brigade, which is based at Fort Polk. Marcoulier joined the Army in July 2023 as an infantryman and completed one operational rotation to Europe, the official said.

Authorities began investigating Marcoulier after a “concerned citizen reached out” in February about threats toward Jewish worshipers made by a Discord user named “el.bostino,” said Jonathan Tapp, special agent in charge of the FBI’s New Orleans field office.

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