A 26-year-old Texas man faces two felony counts after allegedly threatening to bomb a Turning Point USA event in San Antonio and kill the organization's CEO, Erika Kirk, in a series of online posts and an email that authorities say called for the death of "every Christian nationalist" at TPUSA gatherings.
Jacob Wenske was arrested Thursday and charged with two third-degree felony counts of making terroristic threats involving public fear of serious bodily injury or public disruption, Just The News reported. His bond was set at $120,000.
The charges stem from threatening comments Wenske allegedly made on Facebook and in a separate email, all directed at Kirk and the TPUSA Women's Leadership Summit scheduled for June 5, 7 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter on the River Walk. More than 2,500 women are expected to attend, with Kirk slated as keynote speaker.
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office opened its investigation after a local newspaper published a Facebook post promoting the upcoming summit. Wenske allegedly replied to that post with a blunt threat: "I know exactly where to bomb."
In a second post within the same thread, he allegedly wrote: "I can't wait to be the valet for her escort."
But it was a subsequent email, Fox News Digital reported, that laid out the most explicit language. Authorities say Wenske wrote:
"Death to Erika Kirk and every single speaker there!! America will live on without those scum on this earth. Every Christian nationalist shall perish in the bombing that will take place at every single Turning Point rally and event."
The New York Post reported that the threatening email dated to January 2026, months before the summit was set to begin. The Facebook posts were made in April.
The arrest did not happen in a vacuum. Erika Kirk has faced what TPUSA describes as a wave of threats since she assumed leadership of the organization following the death of her husband and co-founder, Charlie Kirk, at a TPUSA event in Utah last year.
The prosecution of Charlie Kirk's accused shooter remains ongoing, with prosecutors citing a "mountain of proof" against the defendant. That case cast a long shadow over the organization and over Erika Kirk personally as she stepped into the CEO role.
In April, Kirk canceled a planned appearance at a TPUSA event at the University of Georgia after receiving what organizers called "very serious threats." The nature of those threats has not been publicly detailed.
Kirk has also spoken publicly about the toll of political violence. She spoke out after fleeing a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and in December 2025 addressed the broader crisis of political violence in America.
Her security concerns have shaped her public schedule. Earlier this year, she skipped a Vance rally over security fears before President Trump welcomed her to a Phoenix stage days later.
Despite the arrest and the broader threat environment, TPUSA says the San Antonio summit will proceed as planned. Spokesperson Matt Shupe told Fox News Digital that the organization refuses to be silenced.
"The safety of our attendees, speakers, and staff is always our top priority. All TPUSA events include enhanced, multi-layered security measures enforced by both private security and local police. We refuse to let threats silence us. We look forward to a successful and inspiring gathering June 5, 7 in San Antonio for 2,500+ ladies attending the Women's Leadership Summit!"
The statement's defiant tone reflects a deliberate posture from an organization that has buried its founder and watched his widow absorb threat after threat in the months since.
The Washington Examiner confirmed that police arrested Wenske ahead of the event, with enhanced security measures already being coordinated between TPUSA's private security team and local law enforcement in San Antonio.
Wenske's alleged threats did not target a policy position or a political argument. They targeted people, by name, by faith, by association. The email's language about "every Christian nationalist" perishing in bombings at "every single Turning Point rally and event" reads less like political speech and more like the kind of eliminationist rhetoric that law enforcement takes seriously for good reason.
TPUSA has become a frequent target. A Kent State student was charged after mocking Charlie Kirk's death and vandalizing a TPUSA table on camera. The organization's events have drawn protests, disruptions, and now, repeatedly, direct threats of violence against its leadership.
Kirk herself has emerged as a prominent figure in conservative politics beyond TPUSA's campus roots. She has been described as a bridge between the Trump coalition and the MAHA movement heading into the midterms, a role that has only raised her public profile, and, apparently, the volume of threats directed her way.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office for comment. No response was noted.
Wenske faces two third-degree felony counts. In Texas, a third-degree felony carries a potential sentence of two to ten years in state prison. His $120,000 bond suggests authorities view the threats as serious.
Several questions remain unanswered. No motive has been publicly stated. The identity of the local newspaper whose Facebook post triggered the investigation has not been disclosed. And the full scope of the "wave of threats" Kirk has received since taking over TPUSA has not been publicly cataloged by the organization or law enforcement.
The Women's Leadership Summit is set to open June 5 at the Marriott Rivercenter on San Antonio's River Walk. More than 2,500 attendees are expected. Security will be heavy. The keynote speaker will be a woman whose husband was killed at an event just like it.
When people threaten to bomb gatherings of women because they don't like the politics, and the response from polite society is a shrug, the problem isn't the politics. It's the shrug.
