MALDEN — A Massachusetts woman is facing up to 10 years in federal prison after prosecutors say she obstructed an immigration arrest outside Malden District Court — shoving through officers, filming on her phone, and screaming “Charlie Kirk died — and we love it” before threatening to kill ICE agents.
Federal prosecutors identified the woman as Bethany Abigail Terrill, 37, of Malden, who allegedly inserted herself into a lawful immigration operation conducted by federal agents near the courthouse. According to charging documents, Terrill began yelling “ICE is here! ICE is here!” as she pushed toward the agents with her cellphone recording, calling them “monsters” and insisting she had “a right to be there.”
Agents wearing visible badges and marked gear ordered Terrill to back away multiple times, warning she could be arrested if she continued to interfere. Instead, prosecutors say, she ignored their commands — continuing to shove forward, obstruct their movements, and film the scene.
Then, in a moment captured on body-worn cameras and her own phone, Terrill allegedly screamed:
“Charlie Kirk died, and we love it… we’re coming for you, gonna kill you.”
The outburst, prosecutors said, escalated what had been a tense standoff into a federal crime. Agents immediately moved to detain Terrill after the threats were made.
Terrill now faces a federal charge of threatening a United States official, a felony punishable by up to 10 years behind bars, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
Officials said the agents were assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in the lawful detention of an individual when Terrill interfered. The confrontation, they noted, had “nothing to do” with her until she physically and verbally inserted herself into the arrest.
Terrill is scheduled to make her initial appearance in federal court in Boston.
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