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A Texas menace was busted Thursday for allegedly issuing sick online threats to kill Erika Kirk at an upcoming Turning Point USA event — including creepily posting, “I can’t wait to be the valet for her escort.”
Jacob Wenske, 26, was charged with two felony counts of making a terroristic threat causing public fear after San Antonio investigators discovered a series of violent comments against the 37-year-old widow that he allegedly left on a public Facebook post.
“I know exactly where to bomb,” Wenske is accused of writing on a local news outlet’s post promoting the three-day TPUSA Women’s Leadership Summit at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter in early June, where Kirk was scheduled to be a featured speaker.
Wenske allegedly replied to the April post a second time, writing: “I can’t wait to be the valet for her escort,” according to the arrest warrant obtained by KSAT.com.
The twisted statements were interpreted by law enforcement to be threats of mass violence against event attendees, hotel staff and speakers, including Kirk, News 4 San Antonio reported.
Investigators tracked Wenske down by connecting the Facebook account to him through subscriber information, email addresses, phone numbers and IP address data, according to the outlet.
Wenske allegedly made more threats against Kirk and everyone involved in the conservative student nonprofit group in a sickening January 2026 email.
“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,” read the email attributed to Wenske, according to the arrest warrant.
The San Antonio suspect’s bond was set at $120,000.
Event officials reportedly boosted the amount of security personnel that will be assigned to the summit, where US attorney for Washington, DC, Jeanine Pirro, swimmer and women’s rights activist Riley Gaines and Republican talking head Savannah Chrisley are listed among the notable speakers.
“We are grateful to the San Antonio Police Department and the FBI for their rapid response and arrest of the individual making these threats,” TPUSA wrote in an X post Thursday afternoon.
“All TPUSA events include enhanced, multi-layered security measures that are enforced by both private security and local police,” the statement read, adding that all threats are taken seriously and the safety of event participants “is always our top priority.”
“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!”
Kirk took over as CEO of TPUSA after the group’s co-founder and her husband, Charlie Kirk, was fatally shot in the neck during a student debate event at Utah Valley University in September 2025.
Before his assassination, the father of two helped turn TPUSA into one of the most influential conservative organizations among young Americans.
Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty against his alleged murderer, 23-year-old Tyler Robinson, who remains behind bars awaiting trial.
Kirk was forced to back out of a highly anticipated appearance with Vice President JD Vance in Athens, Ga., last month after receiving “some very serious threats in her direction,” her spokesperson said at the time.
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