Federal law enforcement authorities in the city of Spokane, Washington, have taken a woman into custody for allegedly making threats to kill a federal law enforcement officer and his family after prosecutors say she made use of identification material that was stolen during a riot in January 2026 that left an FBI vehicle damaged.
The official account for the FBI office in Minneapolis created a post on X addressing the situation, writing, “Threatening an FBI employee and their family WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Yesterday, FBI Agents in Spokane, Washington at the request of FBI Minneapolis arrested a woman after she left 3 disturbing voicemails threatening to kill an FBI agent, his wife, and child because of the agent’s employment in MN. IF you threaten to harm law enforcement officers or their families, the FBI will find you and hold you accountable.”
In a federal criminal complaint, prosecutors alleged that sometime either on or about the date of January 16, 2026, Brenna Marie Doyle made threats to kill a federal law enforcement officer located in Minnesota, as a means of intimidating or retaliating against him for simply carrying out his job duties. Authorities also revealed that Doyle made death threats against the officer’s wife and child, again, to cause intimidation.
According to Fox News, prosecutors say that Doyle left three threatening voicemails across state lines that specifically targeted the officer and his family, with full knowledge these messages would be seen as threats. Doyle was also arrested for her involvement in the January 14 demonstration where rioters unleashed their fury on an FBI vehicle, destroying it and stealing equipment from inside, FBI Director Kash Patel revealed in a post on X.
“This is nearly a dozen public arrests the FBI and our partners have made in connection with the January 14 incident, where rioters destroyed a taxpayer-funded FBI vehicle and stole government property, including weapons,” Patel said in an interview with Fox News Digital. “Our teams have responded quickly and professionally in the days since despite a significant number of challenges.
“The FBI will continue aggressively pursuing the violent criminal actors who attack or threaten our law enforcement, impede their lawful operations, or destroy and vandalize government property – not just in Minneapolis but across the country,” he continued. The FBI confirmed that several government vehicles were vandalized and broken into on January 14 as agents responded to reports of an assault on a federal officer, stating that federal property was taken after the vehicles were damaged.
The arrest of Doyle coincides with an arrest made earlier that had ties to the exact same incident involving Raul Gutierrez, who was later identified as a member of the vicious Latin Kings gang. Attorney General Pam Bondi said that Gutierrez was accused of stealing FBI body armor and weapons, pointing out his lengthy history of participating in violent crime. President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, stated that Gutierrez allegedly stole a gun from the FBI. Federal authorities said the theft took place during protests on January 14 after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation. A Venezuelan national allegedly ambushed and attacked ICE agents, which led to the individual being shot in the leg.
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