Man allegedly wanted 6 Supreme Court justices ‘tortured worse than’ Kim Jong Un and dared them to come to his house after FBI visit

A 76-year-old Alaska man, Panos Anastasiou, has been arrested for issuing violent threats against six Supreme Court justices and two of their family members. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Anastasiou’s messages contained “racist, homophobic, vile rhetoric” intended to intimidate the justices and retaliate against them for their rulings. Anastasiou, originally from Greece and a resident of Alaska since 1957, was indicted on 22 charges by an Alaska grand jury on Tuesday and taken into custody at his home in Spenard on Wednesday.

Prosecutors allege that from March 10, 2023, to July 16, 2024, Anastasiou sent over 465 threatening messages to the justices through the Supreme Court’s public website. While the names of the justices were not disclosed in the indictment, the messages were described as containing graphic threats of violence, assassination, and encouragement for others to join in the acts. These threats included references to torture, lynching, and firearms. One particularly disturbing message from January 4, 2024, read, “I’d like to see [Former President 1 and Supreme Court Justice 1] hanging together from an Oak tree. I’d gladly provide the rope and pull the handle.” Another message from May 10, 2024, said, “I’d like to see you have a real lynching and I’ll donate the tree and pull the lever … you worthless piece.”

In a message from May 16, 2024, Anastasiou reportedly threatened a specific justice, saying he “would have had NO reservations about walking up to … putting a BULLET in this mother f—‘s head.”