New York man charged with threatening FBI agents over antisemitic investigation

Dylan Daniell, a 33-year-old man from La Fargeville, New York, has been charged with threatening federal law enforcement officers. The charges follow an investigation into antisemitic threats made to a Jewish nonprofit in Lakewood, New Jersey.

According to federal prosecutors and FBI affidavits, Daniell allegedly made several calls in May 2026 containing violent antisemitic rhetoric, including statements about wanting to put Jewish people ‘in a gas chamber’ and threats against Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu. Investigators linked the calls to Daniell via phone records and a Cash App account.

On October 7, FBI agents attempted to question Daniell at his residence. The criminal complaint alleges that Daniell threatened the agents during the encounter, stating, ‘only good cop is a dead cop,’ and warning them to leave before he ‘pulled something out’ on them. An agent later received a text message from Daniell’s number stating, ‘You ever come to my house again you will not like it. That’s not a threat that’s a promise.’

Daniell was arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York and is being held in custody pending a detention hearing on October 15. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison if convicted.