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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Gregory Wierzbicki, 66, of New Castle, Delaware, made his initial court appearance October 14 on a felon-in-possession charge after FBI Baltimore's Joint Terrorism Task Force and Supreme Court Police executed a search warrant and found three firearms. Wierzbicki allegedly used Bluesky and Substack for over a year to encourage violence against federal officials including Supreme Court Justices and ICE officers. A detention hearing is set for October 19, 2026.
ANALYSIS
FBI Baltimore's Joint Terrorism Task Force, with support from the Supreme Court of the United States Police Protective Intelligence Unit and Homeland Security Investigations, executed a search warrant at Wierzbicki's home in New Castle, Delaware, on October 14, 2026. Inside the residence, agents found three firearms: a 12-gauge shotgun and two .22-caliber long rifles. Wierzbicki, 66, made his initial appearance the same day before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher J. Burke and was ordered temporarily detained pending a detention hearing set for October 19, 2026.
According to court documents, Wierzbicki used Bluesky and Substack accounts between at least April 2025 and September 2026 to encourage violence against federal officials, including Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and officers of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Wierzbicki also urged others to form an armed militia, describing firearms and ammunition he possessed. The complaint charges him with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), a conviction for which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years.
The involvement of the Supreme Court Police Protective Intelligence Unit alongside FBI Baltimore's JTTF signals that the incitement content specifically targeted sitting federal judges and justices in language the two agencies judged sufficient to activate a protective intelligence response. The combination of explicit incitement, documented firearms possession, and the target set involving both the federal judiciary and immigration enforcement officers placed this case within the scope of National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, the White House-directed interagency effort led by Joint Task Force Vanguard.
U.S. Attorney Benjamin L. Wallace stated that his office and law enforcement partners "will act without hesitation to protect our nation's public servants." FBI Baltimore Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul noted that the arrest demonstrates the FBI responds when someone's method of making a point involves threatening others. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin P. Pierce is prosecuting the case. The October 19 detention hearing will determine whether Wierzbicki remains in custody pending trial.
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