COLUMBUS, Georgia (PNN) - May 1, 2025 - Carl Sprayberry - a former Democrat candidate for Georgia’s 139th House District - has been arrested as part of a sweeping, multi-agency child sex trafficking operation known as “Operation Lights Out”.
The sting, conducted between April 25 and April 28, resulted in the arrest of 19 suspects accused of attempting to exploit children online, according to WTVM.
Sprayberry, 32, who once ran for state office and publicly called for the assassination of President Donald J. Trump in a social media post, is among those charged with human trafficking.
In February 2025, Sprayberry tweeted, “Donald Trump has committed an act of High Treason. Should Congress refuse to take action, he will be killed by the people, as per the Second Amendment’s existence.”
He followed up with another chilling post, implying that a Secret Service agent “should shoot him,” referring to President Trump, and declared, “It’s time to kill Trump.”
Statements like these are not just dangerous - they are criminal. Sprayberry should have been immediately arrested by the Secret Service. How could someone who openly threatens a president remain free - until now?
The operation, a joint effort by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office, and the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, targeted individuals arranging to have sex with minors after explicit online communication.
