Maine Man Arrested by FBI for Alleged Online Threats

An Eddington man who is well-known to local authorities was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday for allegedly making threats on social media.

Maine Man Arrested After the FBI Received Complaints of Threats on Social Media

Thadius Wind is charged by criminal complaint with transmitting an interstate threat.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation got involved in the case in 2024 when they received information from Meta about a Facebook user who had allegedly discussed committing violence against the police and military. FBI officials also received online tips from members of the public about alleged threatening statements on X (previously known as Twitter).

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The FBI Conducted a Search of an X Account Allegedly Belonging to Wind

Federal officials allegedly found posts on X that contained threats to Jews, political figures, the Supreme Court, and others.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine, details associated with the account were allegedly traced to Thadius Wind of Eddington, Maine. He was arrested at his Eddington home on Tuesday morning.

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Thadius Wind Has Been in the Maine News Several Times in Recent Years

Wind has been in the news in Maine several times before, including a standoff in Old Town in 2021 in which he allegedly wielded a samurai sword. The resulting standoff lasted 18 hours before police were able to take Mr. Wind into custody.

A year later, the Penobscot Regional Communications Center received information that a woman had allegedly been assaulted by her fiance, Thadius Wind. He was taken into custody as he walked into his driveway, apparently unaware that law enforcement was there.

Several months later, the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office was involved in a four hour standoff with Wind that began with the attempt to serve a domestic violence protection order at his Eddington home.

All individuals are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

We'll update this story as more details become available.

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