The U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana has filed an indictment against Jakob Marcoulier, a 22-year-old U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Polk, on charges of threatening to kill Jews at a synagogue. Marcoulier faces up to five years in federal prison.
“Threats against synagogues and Jewish Americans are threats to the religious freedom promised to every single one of us, and this Office and our law enforcement partners are committed to protecting those freedoms,” U.S. Attorney Zachary Keller said. “This case demonstrates the FBI’s vigilance and swift action in identifying and taking action against those who perpetrate these threats, and our Office looks forward to seeing justice done in this case.”
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Jakob Marcoulier: 'I am going to kill every single Jew I know inside of that synagogue. And that’s my goal in life'
“The FBI is focused on preventing violent hate crime attacks and disrupting violent criminal plots, before they occur," said Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Tapp of the FBI New Orleans Field Office. "Once the concerned citizen reached out to report this situation, FBI Special Agents in Birmingham and New Orleans, and our partners in the U.S. Army, acted swiftly in this case. This is a perfect example of how the public is law enforcement's greatest partner."
According to court documents, the FBI received information in February 2026 of recorded audio from Discord in which an individual, later determined to be Marcoulier, made threats, stating among other things that “after this deployment if the Jews still have reign over our government, I am going to walk into a synagogue with my AK, with a 75-round drum mag, and all of my extra mags, with my level four plates, and my haka helmet that’s three plus, and I am going to kill every single Jew I know inside of that synagogue. And that’s my goal in life.
Merculier continued to emphasize the severity of his threats, saying, among other things that “you guys will never do anything about but I will. I just have to finish this, I have to go back overseas and do what I have to do. And then you'll see me in the news. I promise you,” and that “you guys don’t want to do anything for the f[***]ing cause when it actually needs to happen … I’ll still kill these mother[***]ers in order to make sure the white youth is f[***]ing secured.” Marcoulier was arrested on April 23.