Two Men Indicted for Threatening ICE Officer and Family in Georgia

ATLANTA, GA – A federal grand jury has charged two out-of-state men with making threats against a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer and his wife in the Northern District of Georgia.

Frank Andrew Waszut, 41, of Knoxville, Tennessee, allegedly posted a video on Instagram showing the ICE officer’s images and encouraged others to target him. Anthony Patrick Noto, 63, of Ronkonkoma, New York, allegedly posted comments on Instagram threatening the officer’s wife with gun violence.

Noto is in federal custody and has been arraigned on his indictment. Waszut is in state custody in Texas on separate terroristic threat charges. Both men were indicted by a federal grand jury on September 23, 2025.

U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg emphasized that threatening law enforcement officers and their families is illegal and will be prosecuted, while FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Paul Brown noted these charges demonstrate that threats of violence against officers will not be tolerated.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brent Alan Gray and Eric White, with the FBI conducting the investigation. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.