Massachusetts Man Arrested and Charged with Making Threats

BOSTON - A Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged with making threats in interstate commerce.

Alden Welch Ruml, 26, was charged with one count of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another. Ruml will make an initial appearance in federal court in Boston later today.

According to the indictment, on Feb. 28, 2026, Ruml allegedly sent an email to the victim's email account. In that email, Ruml is alleged to have referred to the victim in obscene terms and stated that he would be "happy" when her face is "canoed by an assault rifle."

The charge of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Boston Division made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Looney is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.