Morgan Morrow, Ripley, West Virginia librarian arrested after TikTok video trying to recruit would be assassins to kill Donald Trump. History of left wing activism.
A West Virginia librarian is alleged to have conspired to recruit others on social media in a bid to assassinate Donald Trump.
Morgan Morrow, 39, was arrested and charged with one count of terroristic threats after allegedly using social media to recruit ‘individuals to pursue and assassinate’ the president, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said in a Sunday night statement.
The Jackson County Public Library employee allegedly claimed her incriminating stance in a TikTok video.
Political polarization in America
‘Surely a sn!per [sniper] with a terminal illness can’t be a big ask out of 343 million,’ Morrow wrote over a video showing her wearing rainbow eyeshadow and pink glasses.
She captioned the video, ‘Luigi can’t save us all,’ in a likely reference to alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione.
The post – which appears to have been removed from her page – was flagged by authorities who believed it was a call to violence against Trump.
Comments under the video seemingly show eager participants seeking to sign up while others called up other conservative names, including Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, whom they want to be killed ‘first.’
Other proposed targets were Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.
Ripley librarian TikTok video cited for ‘mobilizing’ like minded others
According to the criminal complaint reviewed by WOWK, officers detained Morrow from her Ripley home and took her to the sheriff’s office for questioning.
Morrow allegedly told police that she had no intentions of actually mobilizing like-minded people to kill the president through her TikTok.
But authorities wrote in the complaint that content of that nature is ‘designed to encourage, inspire or entice others to carry out the threatened act, regardless of whether the speaker publicly intends to personally do so.’
Morrow was booked into South Central Regional Jail (SCRJ) with the librarian’s mugshot photo showing her blankly staring out.
Responded Sheriff Ross Mellinger in the aftermath, ‘It’s okay to be critical of the government. It’s OK to be critical of things you don’t agree with.’
Adding, ‘But when you start promoting the violence and you’re promoting a plan to carry out the violence and recruiting other people to carry out the plan for you, that’s clearly crossing the line.’
Left wing activism and the right to voice one’s thoughts (but at what cost and how?)
Morrow had previously shared multiple politically charged messages with her roughly 1,300 followers.
On January 11, just days after Renee Good was shot dead by ICE agents in Minneapolis, Morrow shared a video of herself crying.
‘How long can we keep going on like this? F*ck ICE,’ she captioned the post.
Following Morrow’s arrest, the Jackson County Public Library issued a statement stating: ‘The comments recently made by an employee do not reflect the mission, values, or standards of conduct of our organization.
‘We take our responsibilities to the public and our supporters seriously and are committed to professionalism, respect, and integrity in all that we do.
‘The views expressed are made in an individual capacity and do not represent the position of the organization. We are addressing the matter internally in accordance to our established policies and procedures.
‘We remain committed to our mission and serving our community in a manner that upholds our core values.’
The woman’s arrest comes as Trump has been the actual target of several assassination attempts on his life, including one incident where a bullet grazed his ear as he momentarily turned his head while addressing followers at an open convention in July 2024.
