Federal agents arrested a Dansville, New York, woman, charged with posting violent threats on the social media platform GETTR, and later confronting agents at her home while holding a hammer.
According to the Western District of New York United States Attorney’s Office, authorities charged Jennifer E. Curran, 40, with assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal law enforcement officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon, a felony that carries a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Curran’s GETTR posts
Federal prosecutors say the Curran probe began after a string of posts on December 4, 2025, attributed to the GETTR account @Word_Smith. Those posts threatened to kill the President, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and to carry out a mass shooting. Investigators say they traced those posts to Curran. FBI and New York State Police arrived at her residence the next day.
According to documents viewed by Law & Crime, one post said, “Might have to kill someone in my basement first before they take me seriously … I am dead serious … We will make a big shindig of it!!!”
When officers arrived, she answered the door holding a hammer, waving it in a threatening manner. She said she was “very upset” and wanted to hurt certain social workers and police officers. Prosecutors say she refused to drop the hammer and threatened to assault an investigator before agents took her into custody.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Curran admitted posting the messages. The criminal complaint filed in the Western District of New York says Curran told investigators she “can post whatever she wants.”
What is GETTR?
GETTR, launched in 2021 by former Trump aide Jason Miller, is billd as a “non-biased” alternative to mainstream platforms. GETTR now hosts politically charged speech and, at times, extremist content
U.S. officials emphasized that they will investigate and prosecute threats of violence, whether posted online or made in person. “Any individual who threatens to commit violence against any member of law enforcement will be held accountable for their actions,” U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo said in the office’s press release.
Curran appeared in federal court in Rochester following her arrest. Her attorney requested a delay of the detention hearing; local reporting says that the hearing was rescheduled to December 19. The case remains under investigation by the FBI and the New York State Police. It is unclear whether additional charges could be filed as the investigation continues.
