{"id":41690,"date":"2025-11-11T00:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/41690\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T00:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:05:10","slug":"florida-man-arrested-after-allegedly-making-online-threats-to-attack-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/41690\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida man arrested after allegedly making online threats to attack churches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Florida man<\/a> recently fired from his job allegedly made online threats targeting churches, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Michael Iaboni, 32, was arrested after a tip was sent to Crime Stoppers, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff&#8217;s Office affidavit.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said Iaboni posted videos on social media saying he had been fired from his job and made threats against places of worship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iaboni posted, and later deleted, one video on Nov. 4 where he states that &#8220;I got fired and I&#8217;m fired up,&#8221; authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/bondi-announces-arrest-coward-who-allegedly-threatened-conservative-influencer-following-kirks-murder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BONDI ANNOUNCES ARREST OF &#8216;COWARD&#8217; WHO ALLEGEDLY THREATENED CONSERVATIVE INFLUENCER FOLLOWING KIRK&#8217;S MURDER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/florida-man-churches.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Iaboni, 32, and a sheriff's vehicle\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Michael Iaboni, 32, was arrested in Palm Beach County, Florida, for allegedly threatening churches online.\u00a0 (Palm Beach County Sheriff&#8217;s office)<\/p>\n<p>He also allegedly stated that: &#8220;It&#8217;s all kill shot&#8221; before holding up his hands and pretending to hold a rifle mimicking the sound of a firearm being fired.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would never take my own life, but I understand the people that I am going to be going after are and could potentially be dangerous,&#8221; he said, according to investigators.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Christ Fellowship\u00a0is on my list to hit also,&#8221; the arrest report continued. &#8220;My end game is taking you out&#8230; It&#8217;s not necessarily the people that are yelling that you need to be worried about, it&#8217;s the quiet ones. It&#8217;s the ones that no longer fear death. I expect death to come fast and very violent. Hopefully I go out fast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/unacceptable-acts-cowardice-patel-says-fbi-stopped-potential-preschool-massacre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PATEL SAYS FBI STOPPED POTENTIAL PRESCHOOL MASSACRE: &#8216;UNACCEPTABLE ACTS OF COWARDICE&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Palm-Beach-County-Jail-Photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Palm Beach County Jail.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Michael Iaboni, 32, was arrested after a tip was sent to Crime Stoppers, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff&#8217;s Office affidavit. (Google Earth)<\/p>\n<p>The report said Iaboni made another threatening post on Nov. 7, where he said it was &#8220;gonna look like a genocide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The report said that Iaboni lives about 1.5 miles from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/religion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Christ Fellowship<\/a>. On Nov. 2, he allegedly signed up for a &#8220;Journey&#8221; event at Christ Fellowship to learn more about the church.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Church staffers later notified Palm Beach Gardens police about Iaboni &#8220;frequenting the Church recently.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PalmBeach.jpg\" alt=\"Police SUV\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Investigators said Iaboni posted videos on social media saying he had been fired from his job and made threats against places of worship.\u00a0 (Palm Beach County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" id=\"LPlnk475252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iaboni is charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">written threats<\/a> to kill or do bodily harm. 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