A transgender firearms enthusiast is in Alabama custody on gun charges after online threats to kill immigration agents drew authorities to him and a roommate under investigation.

Anthony Slota, referred to as “Violet” on social media and in court records, was arrested Sept. 10 with fellow defendant Levi Belcher, the Washington Examiner reported.

Slota’s gun charges stem from a terrorism investigation into his roommate. Online threats to kill immigration agents put authorities on their trail and led to the pair’s arrests.

Slota is now in custody in Alabama. Belcher is a fellow defendant in the same case. The reporting does not name a specific city or the full list of statutes.

Online footprint showed violence talk and armed prep

Before the Sept. 10 arrest, Slota built a public online record. A Washington Examiner review of that footprint found a history of endorsing violence against political enemies.

The same review found he trained with firearms. It also found he invited other leftists to prepare for possible armed conflict.

Court records use the name “Violet” for Slota. Social media did the same. The Examiner described him as a transgender firearm connoisseur whose posts mixed guns with political combat talk.

Immigration agents were the targets named in the threats that brought law enforcement in. Those threats, not abstract debate, put the two men in handcuffs.

What the case does and does not show

Public details remain limited. The reporting does not include official agency quotes, a named lead office, or the roommate’s identity beyond the terrorism investigation link.

It does show gun charges, an Alabama arrest date, two defendants, and an online trail of violence talk aimed at political enemies and immigration agents. It also shows prep talk for armed conflict directed at other leftists.

Threats to kill the agents who enforce immigration law are not speech in the abstract. They are a direct challenge to orderly borders and to the people sworn to uphold them.

Slota’s case ties firearms charges to that threat stream and to a roommate already under a terrorism investigation. Belcher was taken into custody the same day.

Voters who want secure borders and basic accountability expect consequences when online talk turns into threats against immigration agents. Arrests on gun charges are one place that expectation meets reality.

Political violence talk paired with firearms training was never going to stay offline forever. When the targets are immigration agents, the handcuffs are earned.