‘King ov Wrath’ Sentenced to 44 Months for Death Threats Against Brooklyn Journalist

A federal judge has sentenced Nicholas Welker, also known as ‘King ov Wrath,’ to 44 months in prison for conspiring to make death threats against a Brooklyn journalist. The 33-year-old leader of Feuerkrieg Division, an international white supremacist group, pleaded guilty in September 2023.

Welker’s crimes were revealed when he posted a death threat online, complete with a photograph of the journalist with a gun aimed at his head and the words ‘Race Traitor’ over his eyes.

The threat, which listed the journalist and his employer by name, stated, ‘JOURNALIST F*** OFF! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.’ Two underage members of Welker’s group then tweeted the death threat directly at the journalist’s social media handle.

The government’s case against Welker is being handled by the Office’s National Security and Cybercrime Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Ellen H. Sise and Andrew D. Reich are leading the prosecution, with assistance from Trial Attorney Jennifer Levy of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.

‘Welker tried to silence a journalist from reporting on his white supremacist group so that his fellow extremists could continue to commit violence against racial, ethnic, and religious minorities, and the LGBTQ+ community,’ said Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

‘Today’s sentence demonstrates that we will stand up for them and other journalists who bravely report on these violent hate groups.’

Welker’s sentence is a result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York Joint Terrorism Task Force, which consists of investigators and analysts from the FBI, the NYPD, and over 50 other federal, state, and local agencies.

Mr. Peace expressed his thanks to the Estonian Internal Security Service and Prosecutor’s Office for their valuable support in the case.

Nicholas Welker, also known as ‘King ov Wrath,’ is a 33-year-old resident of San Jose, California. He is being held in the Eastern District of New York Docket No. 23-CR-141 (PKC).

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