Man arrested for threats to kill Erika Kirk ahead of Turning Point USA event in San Antonio, affidav

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Man arrested for threats to kill Erika Kirk ahead of Turning Point USA event in San Antonio, affidavit says
Jacob Wenske, 26, faces two felony charges of a making a terroristic threat
KSAT Investigates
Dillon Collier, Investigative Reporter
Published: May 28, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Updated: May 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was arrested early Thursday after he was accused of threatening to kill Erika Kirk ahead of her appearance next week at a Turning Point USA event downtown.

Jacob Wenske, 26, faces two felony charges of making a terroristic threat causing public fear, charging paperwork obtained by KSAT Investigates shows.

San Antonio police investigators said Wenske replied to an April social media post about the group’s three-day women’s leadership summit by writing, “I know exactly where to bomb.”

In a separate post within the same thread, Wenske wrote, “I can’t wait to be the valet for her escort,” a warrant for his arrest states.

An email from an account registered to Wenske stated, “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,” according to the warrant. ...

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Eyal Yakoby
@EYakoby
BREAKING: Jacob Wenske has been arrested and faces two felony charges for making terroristic threats towards Erika Kirk.
The rhetoric and incitement by the likes of Candace Owens and Buckley Carlson have real-world consequences.
This needs to end. It’s not a joke.
2:10 PM · May 28, 2026

Courtney
@Courtneyyy_180
How long before Candace Owens comes out and says it’s fake
2:18 PM · May 28, 2026