West Virginia librarian arrested for alleged Trump assassination plot

David Matthews, New York Daily News on Jan 28, 2026

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A West Virginia librarian was arrested for allegedly using social media to recruit someone to assassinate President Donald Trump.

Ripley resident Morgan Leigh Morrow, 39, was taken into custody after she engaged in the “social media recruitment of individuals to pursue and assassinate President Trump,” the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

According to a criminal complaint obtained by The Marietta Times, the charges against Morrow stem from threatening TikTok videos, including one in which she allegedly said, “Surely a sniper with terminal illness can’t be a big ask out of 342 million.”

Cops were made aware of the posts on Sunday night and responded to Morrow’s residence, then took her to the sheriff’s office for further investigation. She was subsequently charged with one count of terroristic threats after admitting to posting the content.

“Some of the posts were pretty graphic,” said Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger. “She was rather proud of her work.”

Morrow was arraigned on Monday and held on $75,000 bond. She remains behind bars at the South Central Regional Jail, according on online records. It’s not clear when she’ll next appear in court.

The Jackson County Public Library, where Morrow worked as a librarian, released a statement on Facebook saying that “the comments recently made by an employee” do not reflect their mission and values.

“The views expressed are made in an individual capacity and do not represent the position of the organization,” the library wrote. “We are addressing the matter internally in accordance to our established policies and procedures.”

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