US EditionMassachusetts Man Charged with Allegedly Threatening Girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel
Alden W. Ruml faces up to five years after allegedly sending a threatening email motivated by news of FBI protection for Alexis Wilkins, FBI Director Kash Patel’s girlfriend.
- On Friday, Alden W. Ruml, 26, Cambridge man, was arrested and federally charged with transmitting a threat after allegedly emailing Alexis Wilkins, FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend.
- Following a news item about protective assignments on Feb. 28, Ruml allegedly opposed Patel and Wilkins' conservative views, prompting his actions.
- Using an anonymized Apple iCloud account, investigators say Alden W. Ruml targeted Alexis Wilkins on Feb. 28 with an email saying 'Watch your back' and threatening violence while she was in Arizona.
- He was arrested on Saturday, March 13, and pleaded not guilty at a U.S. District Court in Boston, with a next court date scheduled for April 14, 2026.
- Wilkins told FBI she changed travel plans after the threat and was interviewed on March 2; The New York Times reported Patel assigned SWAT agents and former agents called it 'unprecedented', while Reuters and Universal Hub first reported the charges.
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Massachusetts Man Charged With Threatening FBI Director’s Girlfriend
A Massachusetts man is facing federal charges after allegedly emailing a threat to Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, according to court documents. Alden Ruml, a resident of Cambridge, was indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this month, according to documents unsealed Thursday, for transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, stemming from an email sent on or around Feb. 28. The email came from an anonymized address…
Man Charged With Threatening FBI Chief Patel's Girlfriend
A Massachusetts man was arrested last week for allegedly emailing a threat to FBI Director Kash Patel’s girlfriend, saying he would be “happy” if her face were “canoed by an assault rifle,” according to court records unsealed Thursday.
Who Is Alden Welch Ruml? Massachusetts Man Arrested for Sending Violent Threats to Alexis Wilkins, Girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel
A 26-year-old man from Massachusetts has been arrested after allegedly sending a threatening email to Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel. The accused, Alden Welch Ruml, reportedly wrote that he would be happy when her face is “canoed by an assault rifle,” along with a warning to “Watch your back.” Authorities said he reacted in anger to a news report claiming that Patel had arranged security for Wilkins using FBI resources…
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