NORTH BLOOMFIELD, Ohio -  Federal agents arrested a Trumbull County man Wednesday morning after he allegedly posted a series of graphic threats on YouTube targeting immigration officers, politicians, and American citizens.

Charles Bronson Ingram, 47, of North Bloomfield, faces a federal charge of making illegal threats through interstate communications. Investigators say Ingram used a social media account to call for the torture and killing of federal agents and people who support Donald Trump.

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents took Ingram into custody on Wednesday after searching his home. According to court documents, agents found several guns and ammunition inside the house during the search.

The investigation began in late January when the FBI received a tip about a YouTube user with the name "@dessertbooger9397." The tip described messages that encouraged people to kill government employees and billionaires.

Federal officials say Ingram posted dozens of violent comments over several weeks. In one message from Jan. 14, he allegedly wrote, "Get a gun Find good location up high. Kill a random ICE agent. Anytime, anywhere, and all the time."

The messages often focused on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly known as ICE. In a post dated Jan. 19, the user wrote, "Save some lives, kill some ICE. I'm actually looking forward to killing these mother f-----s in the streets."

On Jan. 28, a post appeared to reference a specific person or location in the North Bloomfield area. The message stated, "I'm personally preparing to hunt and kill ICE agents, and I'm not even close to the only one. We the people will be killing some people that need to die. Run rabbit, run cause your days are done."

To find the person behind the screen name, the FBI worked with Google, which owns YouTube. Google provided records showing the account was linked to two email addresses and a recovery phone number.

Investigators noted that one of the email addresses contained numbers indicating Ingram’s birth date. Agents also obtained records from Starlink, an internet service provider, which showed the messages were posted from an internet connection at Ingram's home address.

Local law enforcement helped confirm Ingram's identity. A school resource officer at the school Ingram’s child attends gave the FBI contact information that Ingram had provided to the school. That information included the same email address and phone number found in the Google records.

While watching the house during the investigation, a task force officer reported seeing an upside-down American flag hanging on a building on the property. The officer said the flag had been spray-painted with the words, "Kill Them All." Next to it was a sign with the message “F--k Trump.”

The court documents show that the threats were not limited to law enforcement. The messages allegedly targeted wealthy individuals and various political figures.

On Jan. 22, a post on the account said, "Make the world a better place by killing elites, politicians, judges, cops, CEO's etc."

Another message from Jan. 13 suggested that hackers should release the private information of billionaires and judges so that others could find them. The post ended with the words, "Kill them all!"

In several posts, the user described plans for how to carry out the violence. One message from Jan. 14 gave a step-by-step list: "1. Get a gun 2. Get up high. 3. Kill a random ICE agent. 4. Simply walk away, no one cares about you killing ICE agents."

The user also posted a YouTube profile picture that showed a graphic, edited image of Donald Trump being shot in the head.

On the morning of the arrest, FBI agents waited for Ingram to leave his home. They followed him as he drove a blue Toyota Highlander and used his cell phone signal to confirm he was the person they were tracking.

After agents stopped him and searched his home, Ingram spoke with investigators. According to the FBI, Ingram admitted he was the person who used the YouTube account to post the messages.

Records from the National Crime Information Center show that Ingram did not have a criminal record before this arrest.

Ingram appeared in federal court in Youngstown on Wednesday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Henderson. During the 10-minute hearing, the court appointed a federal public defender to represent him.

The government has asked the judge to keep Ingram in jail while the case moves forward, arguing that he is a danger to the community. Ingram was handed over to the U.S. Marshals Service following the hearing.

A hearing to determine if Ingram will stay in jail or be released on bond is scheduled for Feb. 9.

Google told investigators it has policies against comments that threaten identifiable groups or encourage violence. Most of the posts mentioned in the court documents had been removed by the time agents tried to view them directly on the website, though the FBI was able to recover them through internal databases.

Ingram remains in federal custody.