June 2026 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report
TorchStone Global believes that broader situational awareness and intelligence are key to providing quality executive protection—whether the principal is a Fortune 500 CEO, international celebrity, or local city council member. Our monthly executive protection report catalogues incidents we have captured through our open-source searches that are relevant to the practice of executive protection. We hope the report will serve as a centralized source of threat activity to provide insight into current trends in threats to high-profile individuals.
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Summary
The TorchStone Executive Protection Report tracked 19 domestic and two international security incidents or updates to prior incidents impacting high-profile individuals during the month of June 2026. Below are some key incidents of note over the past month.
- Social media platform moderation rollbacks are correlating with a measurable rise in threats against public officials. A June 9 report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that abusive comments on Facebook targeting members of Congress have tripled and violent threats have quadrupled since Meta scaled back automated content moderation in January 2025. The pattern suggests that reduced platform-level moderation is lowering the barrier for threatening rhetoric to circulate and could escalate toward action.
- Public social media activity continues to enable physical targeting of high-profile individuals. Several incidents this period trace directly to information subjects made publicly available online. Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa’s home was burglarized while they were on a publicized vacation, having previously posted extensively about the residence itself online. Singer Chris Brown’s Tarzana property, which is visible on Google Maps and the site of multiple prior trespassing attempts, was targeted again in June. These cases reinforce a consistent theme: online visibility continues to enable targeted crime against prominent figures.
Please find the full list of incidents categorized below.
Business Executive
| Location: Austin, TX | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Restricted Area |
October 19, 2025: A group of thieves snatched Gordon Stone Company CEO Dean Whitlock’s watch while he attempted to help a woman who fell at a Formula 1 event. The thieves were part of an organized gang targeting high net worth individuals at the event and had stolen another watch the previous day.
| Location: New York, NY | Tactic: Harassment | Venue: Restricted Area |
May 4, 2026: NYPD officers arrested an Amazon union organizer who jumped the security barricade at the Met Gala as high-profile guests were arriving. The individual was carrying a sign that read, in part, “Amazon refuses! To negotiate a contract with its union at JFK [Terminal] 8.” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was an honorary chair of the Met Gala and the apparent target of the protest action.
| Location: Cannes, France | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Home |
June 25, 2026: Armed intruders robbed the rental home of Shahab and Durana Elmi, co-founders of plant supplement brand Cymbiotika, during their attendance of the Cannes Lions International Festival. The robbers broke into the home early in the morning and stole numerous valuable goods, including watches, jewelry, and cash.
Celebrity
| Location: Tarzana, CA | Tactic: Stalking | Venue: Home |
June 2, 2026: Police arrested a woman who allegedly jumped the front gate and trespassed onto singer Chris Brown’s residence. She did not gain access to the home itself and Brown was out of town at the time. The incident comes after a 44-year-old man was arrested for attempting to enter Brown’s home on three occasions in May 2026. Brown’s residence is publicly visible on Google Maps, which may have aided the suspects in targeting his residence.
| Location: Newport Beach, CA | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
June 8, 2026: Police officers responded to a reported burglary at the residence of Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa while they were vacationing in Mexico. Burglars accessed the property through the backyard, shattered a rear sliding glass door, and stole jewelry from the primary bedroom closet before fleeing. The couple are known for their appearances on various real estate TV shows and are active on social media. They extensively posted about the targeted residence since purchasing it in June 2025; they also posted about their vacation in Mexico on the day of the burglary. This information could have been used by burglars to target their residence. The incident highlights the enduring threat of burglary and trespass to prominent Los Angeles-area residences, as well as the importance of maintaining robust residential security measures and social media discipline relating to residences and travel plans.
| Location: San Antonio, TX | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Restricted Area |
June 12, 2026: A woman informed police of a threatening message sent via Facebook Messenger from a San Antonio man who allegedly planned to commit a terrorist attack on Madison Square Garden during Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Although the man’s messages primarily targeted New York Knicks fans in general, in one of his messages he specifically targeted actor and prominent Knicks fan Ben Stiller. Authorities arrested the man later that same day.
| Location: Indianapolis, IN | Tactic: Stalking | Venue: Public Area |
June 23, 2026: Police arrested a man for stalking and intimidating Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham after escalations in these behaviors. The man hand-delivered a package with a love letter to Cunningham at a game in 2025. This incident, in combination with the man sending sexually explicit direct messages to Cunningham on social media, led to the Indiana Fever issuing a cease-and-desist letter to the man—a punishment which elicited an increase in violent and negative social media posts targeting Cunningham.
Federal Government
| Location: Dayton, OH | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
July 29, 2025: A Dayton man threatened to kill an unspecified U.S. Representative in an explicit voicemail left to his office. The man claimed the Representative intended to vote against his access to Medicaid. Authorities apprehended the man in November 2025, and he was later sentenced to time served with three years of supervised release on June 9, 2026.
| Location: Cape Coral, FL | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
June 1, 2026: A man calling U.S. Representative Byron Donalds’ office threatened to detonate an explosive at the site and to shoot any responding police officers. Rep. Donalds and his team reported the incident to authorities, who promptly arrested the suspect later that day.
| Location: Cleveland, OK | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
June 4, 2026: Authorities arrested an Oklahoma man who threatened to harm and kill an unnamed U.S. Senator and his family on three separate occasions in March 2026. The FBI and Capitol Police continue to investigate the details of this incident.
| Location: Washington, DC | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
June 9, 2026: The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) published a report detailing a substantial increase in violent threats targeting members of Congress on Facebook following Meta’s January 2025 reduction of automated moderation services. Abusive comments have tripled, and violent threats have quadrupled compared to pre-2025 figures. The increase in threats targeting U.S. Congress members extends to state and local government officials.
| Location: Washington, DC | Tactic: Stalking | Venue: Home |
June 14, 2026: Federal police arrested multiple individuals who conspired to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House lawn with drones and firearms. One of the suspects’ mothers alerted authorities due to concerns with her son’s recent activities, including his purchase of guns and his communications with the other suspects. The suspects identified with right-wing accelerationist ideologies and believed that a violent attack on the UFC event would help them to “rebuild” the United States.
| Location: San Carlos, Costa Rica | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Public Area |
June 19, 2026: Costa Rican authorities arrested a man for allegedly threatening President Laura Fernández during her visit to the Crucitas region. The arrest followed a security incident in which Fernández’s team evacuated her after a nearby explosion was reported. Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing and released limited details about the suspect or the alleged threat.
State Government
| Location: Honolulu, HI | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
December 4, 2025: A Montana man is facing charges of sending threatening and antisemitic voicemails to Hawaii Governor Josh Green’s office in December 2025. Hawaii authorities formally charged the man on June 3, 2026. He will be transferred from Montana to Honolulu to face the charges of sending interstate communications containing threats and cyberstalking.
| Location: Lansing, MI | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
May 9, 2026: In an email sent to Michigan State Police, a Hawaii man threatened to travel to Michigan and open fire on its State Capitol. Shortly thereafter, the man sent another email to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer restating his intentions and claiming that she was his ultimate target. A few days later, the man restated these threats again in a call to the FBI. Authorities later apprehended the man in Abilene, Texas while he was traveling on June 1, 2026.
| Location: Oklahoma City, OK | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
June 4, 2026: Police arrested a man who made threats to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond on an unspecified date in May 2026. The suspect’s threats were witnessed by officials at the Oklahoma State Banking Department after he alleged that money was stolen from his bank account during a previous incarceration.
| Location: Columbia, SC | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
June 5, 2026: Police arrested a man who sent numerous threatening letters to South Carolina State Representative Seth Rose’s office between February 12, 2026 and April 15, 2026. The letters threatened Rose and his family with “street justice” and detailed his personal information and patterns of life.
| Location: Bensalem, PA | Tactic: Harassment | Venue: Office |
June 9, 2026: A local man engaged in disorderly conduct at Pennsylvania State Representative K.C. Tomlinson’s office and threatened to set the building ablaze. Although the perpetrator quickly left the premises, police located and apprehended him later that day. It is unclear whether Tomlinson was present at the time of the incident.
Local Government
| Location: Lakeway, TX | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
May 31, 2026: Police arrested a man for sending threatening videos and text messages targeting Lakeway Mayor Tom Kilgore and Lakeway City Council Member Kent O’Brien. The texts were sent to Kilgore and O’Brien between May 31, 2026 and June 1, 2026. Notably, O’Brien expressed concern specifically for texts sent from the perpetrator targeting his children.
| Location: Pacific Palisades, CA | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Office |
June 11, 2026: A fire broke out at a Pacific Palisades office building associated with former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt. Firefighters contained the blaze, and the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Arson Counter-Terrorism Section (ACTS) is investigating the cause. Authorities have not determined whether the fire was accidental or intentional, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Community Leader
| Location: Pacific Palisades, CA | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Home |
June 5, 2026: Police arrested a 64-year-old man after he shouted violent, antisemitic threats at Rabbi Zushe Cunin during an outdoor prayer service. The perpetrator, who is also an heir to a local raisin business, has been neighbors with Rabbi Cunin since March 2026 and established repeated antisemitic interactions with him prior to the threats leading to his arrest.
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