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A San Antonio man is in police custody over accusations he threatened to kill protesters at Saturday’s downtown “No Kings” rally and other anti-Trump demonstrations, TV station KENS 5 reports.

Authorities arrested Travis Ryan Hayson Saturday on charges of making terroristic threats. He’s since been released on $20,000 bond, according to Bexar County jail records.

Hayson is accused of posting 17 separate violent comments on news outlets’ YouTube channels when they posted clips about anti-Trump protests taking place in Los Angeles, San Antonio and other cities, according to KENS 5.

In one comment allegedly screen-captured from Fox Business’ YouTube account included in an arrest affidavit shared by KENS 5, Hayson — posting under an alias — commented, “I can’t wait for us to get the green light to just shoot all these people.”

Hayson also allegedly made violent remarks in the comments section of a news report posted on YouTube about the planned protests in San Antonio, according to the affidavit shared by the TV station. Gov. Greg Abbott dispatched the Texas National Guard to the Alamo City in response to the demonstration.

“Hell yeah time to kill some trash … texas doesn’t need the National Guard We’ll kill them ourselves,” Hayson reportedly wrote.

Hayson’s comments also included racial slurs directed at Latinos and Blacks, according to KENS 5.

The Current requested Hayson’s arrest affidavit from the San Antonio Police Department but hasn’t received the document as of press time.

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This article appears in Jun 12-25, 2025.

Michael Karlis is a Staff Writer at the San Antonio Current. He is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., whose work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Orlando...