Florida attorney accused of threatening to shoot ICE agents while trying to buy gun

A Florida attorney was arrested in Mississippi after allegedly threatening to kill ICE agents while trying to buy a firearm, federal authorities said. The case matters because investigators say the threat was reported before a weapon was sold, allowing them to intervene.

According to a criminal complaint cited by the Sun Herald, Lisa White visited a gun shop on 23 September and asked whether pistols could penetrate agents’ body armour. She allegedly said she would target less-protected areas if they could not, but left without a gun after the shop declined the sale and alerted authorities. White remained in custody as agents prepared a federal charge; ICE also reported sharp rises in assaults, vehicle attacks and death threats against its personnel, without giving totals or a comparison period.