Podcaster Azariah Southworth Arrested in Los Angeles for Allegedly Threatening Donald Trump

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, PROSECUTORS SAY A LOS ANGELES PODCASTER THREATENED TO KILL DONALD TRUMP AND HARASSED HIS LAWYER’S FAMILY… AND HE NOW FACES UP TO 12 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON.

Federal agents arrested 40-year-old Azariah Southworth at his home in the Westlake area of Los Angeles.

FBI agents surrounded the residence and demanded that he come out.

Southworth exited his home and surrendered to the agents without incident.

He refused to answer questions from the California Post.

Southworth is known as an advocate for gay rights and a wannabe social media star.

He previously hosted a Christian reality show called The Remix.

He also co-hosted a podcast called Yass, Jesus!.

That production is described as “an interfaith and sexuality affirming comedy podcast that believes you don’t have to pick between gay and God.”

According to Southworth’s Wikipedia page, the podcast “aims to help others see the queer and trans narratives in the Bible through storytelling and comedy.”

Southworth first drew widespread public attention in 2008 when he came out of the closet while working in Christian television.

That decision led to articles in The Huffington Post, PerezHilton.com, and The Advocate, as well as coverage on the Fox News Channel.

On his personal website, which remains live online, he refers to himself as an “artivist” based in Los Angeles.

Federal authorities allege that he turned his public platforms toward political violence.

According to court documents, Southworth used his media presence to spew hatred for Trump and his supporters.

Prosecutors say that he called for the assassination of the president on multiple occasions.

Court papers state that Southworth used his social media accounts to encourage violence against the president from January to May.

In January, Southworth also ranted about killing the president in private text conversations with an associate, prosecutors say.

“If I encounter any Trump official in-person, I’m seriously afraid I will end up in Jail,” Southworth said to the associate.

“But if I could Kill him, I wouldn’t waste the opportunity,” Southworth said in the same exchange.

“I want to funnel this rage into street art. That’s my plan,” he added.

“But GOD I want that mother—-r and his minions dead,” he wrote.

Prosecutors allege that Southworth also targeted a lawyer who worked for Trump in a January post on his TikTok account.

“Visit Trump’s personal lawyer,” Southworth wrote in the post.

The post listed the lawyer’s home address in Brentwood, Tennessee, alongside a photograph of the residence and the attorney.

“No peace for traitors,” Southworth stated in the same post.

Then in February, he began texting the lawyer’s son, prosecutors say.

Southworth accused the son of defending pedophiles and child traffickers.

Later that month, Southworth took to Instagram to publish private contact details.

He posted the personal telephone numbers of the lawyer’s son and the lawyer’s immediate family members.

“Do you want to spice up your love life this Valentine’s Day? Then call one of these numbers and let these people know they are pieces of s—t,” Southworth wrote.

Around that time, prosecutors say, Southworth called the lawyer and his family at least 13 times.

During those telephone calls, he hurled insults at the family members.

“There’s going to come a day when justice comes to your door,” he said.

In March, Southworth posted another video calling for the death of Trump.

“I want to practice my free speech as a survivor of conversion therapy for five years,” he said in the video, according to court documents.

“Kill Donald Trump. Kill that mother—–g pedophile in the White House. Kill that traitor of the United States Constitution,” he added.

In April, Southworth posted a video depicting himself teleporting into the White House Oval Office directly behind Trump.

The video showed Southworth raising a knife up to Trump’s head as if he was about to stab him.

Before the screen goes dark, a woman’s scream is heard.

A listing for Southworth’s website then appears on the screen, advertising “Criminally Insane ANTIFA GEAR”.

On April 7, court papers say, Southworth posted another video to his Instagram account containing a series of threats against Trump.

“I have been vocal in calling for the execution of Donald Trump,” he said in that recording.

“This government is illegitimate and out of control. It’s time for course correction. Kill Donald Trump,” Southworth continued.

Later in April, he shared additional videos on his YouTube and Instagram accounts depicting fictitious portrayals of acts of violence against President Trump.

In those videos, Southworth said that his earlier statement, “Kill Donald Trump,” was “just rhetoric.”

But he also posted a video to his now-deleted Instagram account addressing what might happen if authorities moved in.

“I am making this video today in the event of my arrest. It has been a long-held belief that calling for the execution of the president of The United States will get you put on a list or arrested,” he said.

“I have friends who are concerned this will happen to me as I have been vocal in calling for the execution of Donald Trump,” he added.

“It’s time for course correction,” he continued.

“Kill Donald Trump,” he concluded.

Prosecutors argued that Southworth said his words knowingly and willfully.

They added that he intended his statements to be taken seriously.

FBI Special Agent Armando Marquez denounced Southworth’s actions following the arrest.

Marquez said that the “U.S. Secret Service has zero tolerance for threats against the President of the United States.”

Southworth’s website remains accessible online, where he sells stickers that say, “Kill Donald Trump.”

Federal authorities have formally charged Southworth under a three-count criminal indictment.

He is charged with one count of threats against the president.

He is charged with one count of cyberstalking.

He is also charged with one count of harassing telephone calls in interstate communications.

Southworth faces up to 12 years in federal prison if he is convicted on all counts.

The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.