Man Faces Federal Charges After Posting Social Media Threats to Kill Jews As He Enters Chabad House

Christopher Robertson, 42, of Fairburn, Georgia, made his initial court appearance today before United States Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas on federal charges of communicating interstate threats. Robertson was charged after he posted to Facebook multiple videos of himself making racial threats to kill Jews and Blacks. Robertson, who also calls himself James Lomak, was arrested on Friday, August 1, 2025, after a lengthy stand-off with the FBI. Magistrate Judge Salinas ordered Robertson held in custody until his next hearing at 9:30 a.m. on August 7, 2025.

“The allegations against Robertson, which include menacing visits to Jewish facilities and vile online threats against Jews and Blacks, are of great concern,” said United States Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Protecting the community from hate-fueled violence is a foundational part of the Department of Justice’s mission, and we will aggressively prosecute criminals who abuse the internet to terrorize and intimidate others.”

“Mr. Robertson’s alleged actions serve as a disturbing reminder of the terrifying hatred our Jewish communities encounter simply because of their beliefs,” said Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta Paul Brown. “The FBI will continue to work diligently with our law enforcement and community partners to investigate any individual who threatens the safety of our residents.”

According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court: During the afternoon of July 30, 2025, staff members at the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta (JFGA), located in Midtown Atlanta notified the Secure Community Network (SCN) staff in their building that they observed a man, later identified as Robertson, wandering around the parking lot inside the secure area of the facility. SCN staff engaged Robertson in the parking lot and determined he drove inside the gated area of the JFGA without permission.

Robertson told the security staff that he was “the official spokesperson for the white race” and said that he wanted to speak with a high-ranking Jewish official. After being asked to leave the JFGA, Robertson drove to The Temple, a Jewish synagogue, also located in Midtown Atlanta. At The Temple, Robertson encountered two staff members and asked to speak to a rabbi. Robertson made derogatory remarks about Jewish people and ranted about the decline of the white race. An Atlanta Police Department officer was present inside The Temple, and Robertson left.

Following these incidents, SCN and the FBI discovered several social media accounts used by Robertson that featured recent antisemitic and threatening video posts. A YouTube post showed Robertson singing, “F* the Jews, f* you if you Jewish, one shot, two shot, leave you in the sewage.” A Facebook post from July 28, 2025, showed Robertson holding a black pistol loaded with a magazine while speaking about the “cultural genocide” of the white race. A caption on the video read, “I will not tolerate cultural genocide get that understood — I will fight for it, I will die for it, I will kill for it.”

During the investigation, additional law enforcement patrols were added for approximately 80 Jewish facilities in and around Atlanta. But on July 31, 2025, just after Robertson posted to Facebook that he wanted to “chop it up with a rabbi,” Robertson entered a Jewish Chabad building in Peachtree City, Georgia. The Chabad rabbi called 911 while members of the staff barricaded themselves in an office. Robertson recorded the encounter and posted it on Facebook. In the post, Robertson identified himself as the “official delegate of the white race” and told the rabbi that Jewish people were on the “verge of extermination.” After police arrived at the Chabad, Robertson left.

On August 1, 2025, Robertson posted yet another video to Facebook. In the video, he threatened to murder Black people who “lash out openly at the white man,” stating, “We will kill the s* out of you guys. . . . We will f*ing murder you.”

Later that evening, a federal court issued a warrant to arrest Robertson for communicating interstate threats. When the FBI tried to arrest him at home, Robertson barricaded himself inside for hours. Eventually, Robertson surrendered, and agents recovered a firearm from the scene.