Which federal or local law enforcement agencies took the lead on investigating threats to Candace Owens in 2025?
Executive summary
Reporting in 2025 shows both federal and local agencies were involved in threat-related matters linked to Candace Owens: the FBI contacted Owens about at least one New Jersey suspect and arrested a New Jersey man in connection with death threats (see the U.S. Attorney’s Office/press reporting summarized by Reuters, Times of Israel and related outlets) [1] [2] [3]. Available sources do not lay out a single “lead” agency for every threat Owens reported in 2025; instead they show the FBI and local law enforcement (including the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and local New Jersey authorities) handling at least one high‑profile case [1] [3].
1. FBI and federal prosecutors handled the New Jersey death‑threat case
Multiple outlets report that a New Jersey man was arrested after making death threats against Owens and that federal law enforcement — specifically the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey — were involved in the investigation and prosecution; coverage says the FBI first contacted Owens and then charged or aided in charging the suspect [1] [2] [3]. Conservative and mainstream outlets cited by aggregators and reporting pieces describe FBI notification to Owens in late September and the later arrest of a 45‑year‑old New Jersey resident tied to a private group chat that allegedly contained violent threats against her [1] [3].
2. Local New Jersey authorities and the federal–local handoff
News reporting describes the suspect as a New Jersey resident and cites the criminal complaint and sentencing schedule in that state, indicating local prosecutors and courts are part of the process even though federal agents investigated and charged the matter; the Times of Israel and other reporting identify the defendant and reference the New Jersey federal docket and sentencing timeline [3]. This pattern — local facts and forum with federal investigative resources — is common when threats cross state lines or involve possible federal offenses, and the published accounts tie the FBI and New Jersey law enforcement together in this episode [2] [3].
3. Owens’ own statements and conservative outlets frame FBI as the primary federal contact
Candace Owens has said publicly she was contacted by federal law enforcement and later received a “victim packet,” and conservative outlets relayed her account that the FBI identified a suspect and led the probe that culminated in an arrest [1]. These sources emphasize federal involvement; they also relay Owens’ frustration that she did not immediately receive full details while the investigation was active [1].
4. Other 2025 allegations and claims drew different reactions but not consistent law‑enforcement attributions
In late November 2025 Owens publicly claimed an assassination plot involving foreign actors and said she had informed the White House and “counterterrorism agencies” about allegations tied to France and the Macrons; the items relaying those claims are opinion or long‑form pieces and do not document which U.S. agency (if any) took operational lead or opened a new criminal investigation based on Owens’s public allegations [4] [5] [6]. Available sources do not mention any formal FBI public statement or documented counterterrorism probe accepting jurisdiction over those foreign‑linked claims [4] — not found in current reporting.
5. Conflicting coverage and partisan outlets: watch the sourcing
The corpus includes mainstream outlets (e.g., Reuters summary referenced in broader bios) and partisan or fringe websites (Pravda, 21st Century Wire, NationalFile, conservative aggregators) that repeat or amplify Owens’s extraordinary claims about foreign assassination plots and internal political intrigue [4] [7] [6]. Where reporting names specific law‑enforcement action (the New Jersey arrest), it cites federal authorities; where reporting republishes Owens’s claims about international conspiracies, the pieces do not present corroborating evidence of a formal federal counterterrorism investigation and sometimes come from ideologically aligned outlets [1] [6] [7].
6. What the sources do not say (important limits)
The available reporting documents FBI contact and an arrest in New Jersey related to threats against Owens [1] [3], but sources do not provide a comprehensive inventory of every threat she reported in 2025 nor specify a single lead agency for all incidents. They also do not include a public FBI or Department of Justice press release acknowledging an ongoing counterterrorism investigation arising from Owens’s November allegations about foreign leaders [4] [5]. For those claims, available sources do not mention confirmation of a formal federal investigation led by a named agency — not found in current reporting.
Bottom line: the best‑documented 2025 law‑enforcement involvement in threats to Candace Owens centers on an FBI‑led investigation and arrest of a New Jersey man, working with local prosecutors and courts [1] [2] [3]. Other sweeping allegations Owens made later in 2025 drew media attention but, in the sources provided, lack public documentation of a named federal or local investigative lead.