A federal grand jury in Minnesota has indicted an 18-year-old woman for allegedly making violent threats against a federal agent following a chaotic demonstration in Minneapolis last month. U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced the three-count indictment against Brenna Marie Doyle on Wednesday.
The charges stem from an incident on January 14, 2026, when a protest over immigration enforcement turned destructive. During the event, a crowd targeted FBI vehicles, resulting in significant property damage and the theft of weapons and ammunition.
Demonstrators also seized government equipment and sensitive documents that contained the private contact information of federal employees, including home addresses and driver’s license numbers.
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While the protest was reportedly sparked by immigration concerns, officials clarified that FBI personnel were actually at the scene to investigate an unrelated officer-involved shooting.
According to court records, the personal data of an FBI Special Agent was stolen during the unrest and subsequently posted online. Two days later, on January 16, that agent received several threatening voicemails on a government-issued cell phone. Federal investigators traced the phone number used in three of those calls back to Doyle.
The messages allegedly contained explicit threats to murder the agent as well as members of the agent’s immediate family. Doyle now faces charges of threatening to murder a federal law enforcement officer, threatening their family members, and the interstate transmission of threats to cause injury.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the ongoing investigation into the matter. Doyle’s legal representation has not yet released a public statement regarding the charges.
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