A California man faces federal charges after allegedly sending death threats, bomb threats, and promises of "blood everywhere" to a judge with ties to the mysterious death of teenager Nolan Wells.
Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce was charged with interstate transmission of a threatening communication after authorities linked him to a barrage of anonymous messages targeting Judge Ashlee Cole of Jackson County. Cole serves as the stepmom of one of Wells' friends, and the messages, sent from a social media account called "yaeyae962", arrived within minutes of each other on Cole's posts, the New York Post reported.
The messages did not leave much to interpretation. They included explicit promises to send a bomb to Cole's office, threats to harm children, and graphic language about violence and death. If convicted, Dumarce faces up to five years in federal prison.
The messages attributed to the "yaeyae962" account read like an escalating campaign of intimidation. One passage laid out a scenario in chilling detail:
"There will be a package coming to your guys office in the next few days. It's gonna blow you away when you see it. LoL. probably best to have the boys there to see as well."
That message continued with language referencing blood and killing:
"Blood. So much blood everywhere. Hard to clean. Especially from a boat. But yours will be quick I promise."
Another message escalated further, taunting law enforcement's ability to intervene:
"I got all you info. Not even the FBI can stop this. Once that package is opened, the timer will start. And then you have maybe 10 seconds or less to ask God for forgiveness."
Other messages were shorter but no less menacing. "Open up your insides," one read. "I'm gonna get you when you leave work," said another. One threatened a child directly: "Ima wrap this kid in a blanket wrapped with bob wire an throw him in a lake." Still another simply promised a "slow painful death." A separate message stated plainly: "There's gonna be a bomb sent to your office."
Authorities tracked the anonymous "yaeyae962" account to Dumarce by tracing email IP addresses linked to the account. They then cross-referenced a date of birth, phone number, and street addresses tied to the account to confirm his identity. Dumarce was arrested roughly a week after Cole posted publicly about the threats on July 21.
Cole's post was brief but pointed. "Right is right, and wrong is wrong," the judge wrote on social media. About a week later, Dumarce was in custody.
The charging documents do not specify which social media platform hosted the "yaeyae962" account, nor do they clarify any direct connection between Dumarce and Nolan Wells beyond the link to Cole.
The threats landed against the backdrop of an unresolved case that has drawn public attention and growing frustration. Nolan Wells, a teenager, died under circumstances described only as mysterious. His family has pushed aggressively for accountability.
Dr. Benjamin Hudson, the father of Wells' best friend Warren Hudson, previously announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for Wells' death. Hudson told TMZ the family still has no clarity on what happened.
"We still don't know what happened."
The Wells family has also taken legal action against social media companies, hitting them with subpoenas as part of their effort to uncover what led to the teenager's death.
Warren Hudson, who described himself as Wells' best friend, has spoken publicly about the case. But the details surrounding Wells' death remain sparse, and no one has been charged in connection with it.
Cole's role in the broader Wells saga appears to stem from her personal connection, she is the stepmom of one of Wells' friends, rather than any official judicial proceeding tied to the death. That a sitting judge would face this kind of alleged harassment over a personal connection to a teenager's unsolved case underscores how volatile the situation has become.
The federal charge against Dumarce carries a maximum of five years in prison. Authorities have not disclosed a motive for the threats, and it remains unclear whether Cole was the only person targeted or whether others connected to the Wells case received similar messages.
When someone threatens to bomb a judge's office and strangle children over a case no one has been charged in, the justice system has bigger problems than one anonymous social media account.
