An unhinged Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to travel to Washington, DC, to “put a bullet” in US Attorney Jeanine Pirro‘s head.
Daniel Kretsinger, of Hauppauge, New York, posted two vile and menacing videos to X on June 30, threatening violence against Pirro and further suggesting he may also attempt to assassinate President Trump, according to a criminal complaint filed earlier this month in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
“Because you’re such a lying despicable piece of s–t,” Kretsinger allegedly said in a terrifying video replying to an X post from Pirro’s account, “I’m specifically targeting you when I come to Washington, D.C., and put a bullet directly between your eyes c–t.”
Kretsinger, who was shirtless and appeared enraged in the video, then warned: “And if Trump keeps up his bulls–t I may kill the president too.”
In a second video posted minutes later, Kretsinger allegedly doubled down on his threat to kill the DC US attorney.
“I’m gonna come to DC very f—kin soon sweetheart and I’m gonna put a bullet in your f–kin head,” the crazed man said, according to the complaint. “I love you, you evil lying dirt bag thieving f–king b–h!”
Kretsinger was located and interviewed by law enforcement on July 9.
During the interview, he acknowledged the X account where the two videos were posted was his and that he had previously traveled to Washington, DC, Florida and Long Island “in efforts to find” Pirro.
An arrest warrant for Kretsinger was issued on Aug. 7 and he was taken into custody on Aug. 11. He is facing charges of transmitting a threat to injure a person across state lines, a violation of federal law that carries a maximum five-year prison sentence.
Kretsinger was released by a magistrate judge — over the government’s objection — to an inpatient psych treatment program, where he must remain, a spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York told The Post.
“No one should ever be threatened or targeted for violence. Public officials are no exception, and we commend the United States Marshals Service for its swift action,” a spokesperson for Pirro’s office told The Post.
Kretsinger did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
