Tewksbury man charged after making threats to kill the president

The Boston Globe · Tonya Alanez · 2026-11-06 00:55 UTC

Trenton Touch expressed extremist beliefs and association with a fascist extremist organization, federal prosecutors said.

An 18-year-old from Tewksbury with alleged links to a fascist extremist organization is facing federal charges for sharing threats on Instagram to kill President Trump, according to the office of Leah B. Foley, US Attorney for Massachusetts.

Trenton Touch is in custody at the Middlesex House of Correction, court records show. He was arrested Oct. 29 by Tewksbury police.

Touch’s initial appearance hearing in federal court in Boston on a charge of threatening to kill the president of the United States has been scheduled for noon Monday. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

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