Clovis Man Arrested After Alleged Threatening Facebook Posts Targeting Pride Event

ALBUQUERQUE - A Clovis man was arrested on federal charges after allegedly posting threatening comments on Facebook in response to a Lubbock Pride Fest 2026 event post, according to court documents.

On June 27, 2026, Michael Kenneth Thompson, 44, allegedly posted threatening comments on Facebook in response to a Lubbock Pride Fest 2026 event post made by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Facebook page, including statements referencing the Pride event as "hunting season" and "target practice." Thompson also commented that he did not need help, "just more ammo!" Following receipt of an anonymous tip, the FBI National Threat Operations Center identified the Facebook account and traced the activity to Thompson in Clovis, New Mexico.

Local law enforcement contacted Thompson, who admitted making the comments and later deleting them. Thompson was subsequently arrested by the FBI on June 28, 2026, at his residence in Clovis.

Thompson is charged with interstate threatening communications and will remain in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for July 1, 2026. If convicted of the current charge, Thompson faces up to five years in prison.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Roswell Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Clovis Police Department. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico is prosecuting the case.

A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.