West Virginia librarian Morgan Morrow accused of recruiting online to kill Trump

A West Virginia librarian has been charged after allegedly posting videos on social media seeking to recruit assassins to target President Donald Trump.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department said Sunday evening that Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley was charged with one count of making a terroristic threat.

Authorities said Morrow, a librarian at the Jackson County Public Library, used social media to recruit individuals to pursue and assassinate Donald Trump.

“Further details will be released as we continue to compile facts and further the investigation,” Jackson County Sheriff R.H. Mellinger said in a statement. “This is not meant to be a politically oriented statement. This is an active criminal investigation with documented and troubling concerns.”

The sheriff’s announcement followed the posting of a video by the social media account Libs of TikTok that was attributed to Morrow.

The video was captioned, “Surely a sniper with a terminal illness cannot be a big ask out of 343 million.”

Comments on the Instagram post also referenced proposed assassinations of White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and entrepreneur Peter Thiel.

The Jackson County Public Library issued a statement on Facebook earlier Sunday, shortly before the sheriff announced the charge.

“The comments recently made by an employee do not reflect the mission, values or standards of conduct of our organization,” the library said. “The views expressed were made in an individual capacity and do not represent the position of the organization. We are addressing the matter internally in accordance with established policies and procedures and remain committed to serving our community with professionalism, respect and integrity.”