According to a New York Post report, a West Virginia librarian was arrested this week after authorities said she posted a social media video encouraging someone to assassinate President Donald Trump.
Morgan L. Morrow, 39, of Ripley, was taken into custody after a TikTok video in which she said, “Surely a sn!per with a terminal illness can’t be a big ask out of 343 million,” according to a criminal complaint obtained by WOWK. Investigators interpreted the comment as advocating for Trump’s assassination.
Morrow was charged Monday with one count of threats of terroristic acts. The Jackson County Public Library staffer was detained at her home and, according to the complaint, admitted the TikTok was “intended as a threat directed toward President Donald J. Trump.”
The complaint said Morrow disclosed “personal reasons for wishing harm upon the president,” though it did not detail them. Morrow told investigators she had no intention of personally carrying out the threat, the complaint said.
Deputies, however, said statements like the one posted are “designed to encourage, inspire or entice others to carry out the threatened act, regardless of whether the speaker publicly intends to personally do so.”
Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger said authorities moved quickly to prevent any follow-through.
“When you saddle up on the horse of stupidity, you have to be prepared for the ride that follows,” Mellinger told WOWK.
“We’re just trying to do our part in making sure that it’s not acted upon, and there’s no one that’s following her footsteps to try to carry out the plan.”
Mellinger added that threats of violence are unacceptable regardless of politics.
“It’s okay to be critical of the government. It’s okay to be critical of things you don’t agree with,” Mellinger said, “but when you start promoting the violence and you’re promoting a plan to carry out the violence and recruiting other people to carry out the plan for you, that’s clearly crossing the line.”
Jackson County Public Library said in a statement that it was addressing the librarian’s behavior internally.
“The comments recently made by an employee do not reflect the mission, values, or standards of conduct of our organization,” officials wrote.
Watch the clip below:
Meet Morgan L. Morrow, a librarian at Jackson County Public Library in West Virginia. She appears to call for someone to ass*ssinate Trump while other commenters call to also kiII Stephen Miller, Larry Ellison, and Peter Thiel.
Our tax dollars pay her salary.
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— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 25, 2026
