Apex man extradited from Virginia accused of threatening Wake County judge
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- Wake County extradited a man from Virginia on a charge of threatening a judicial official.
- Charalambos Triantopoulos allegedly targeted Judge Kevin Boxberger via a website with hate imagery.
- The online recordings and threats appear linked to a charge of contempt of court in 2024.
An Apex man extradited from Virginia on Wednesday is accused of threatening to kill a Wake County judge.
Charalambos Triantopoulos, 37, is charged with threats against an executive, legislative or court officer, according to court documents. He was arrested in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, about an hour and a half drive from Apex, on Aug. 19, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said.
Triantopoulos is accused of threatening Wake County District Court Judge Kevin Boxberger, according to the arrest warrant.
The Sheriff’s Office learned of the threats Aug. 14, according to a spokesperson. The FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and State Bureau of Investigation assisted in the probe into the threats, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The website purportedly belonging to Triantopoulos features recordings of interactions between an unidentified man, going by “Harris,” and law enforcement officers from several jurisdictions in Wake County, including the Cary and Apex police departments and the Sheriff’s Office.
Several recordings on the website appear to capture a court hearing where a judge instructs a bailiff to handcuff an unnamed man for interrupting court proceedings. Court records show Triantopoulos was found guilty of contempt of court by Boxberger on Nov. 21, 2024, and sentenced to serve one day in jail.
The website compares judges and law enforcement to Nazis and terrorists, stating, “If we’re going to enforce the death penalty for human traffickers & terrorists, then we have to start with our corrupt judges.”
The website also accuses the Wake County Detention Center of failing to provide insulin for the website’s creator, who identified himself as a Type 1 diabetic.
Throughout the recorded interactions, the man recording repeatedly yells and curses at law enforcement, threatening to kill them and their families. In one recording, the man threatens to blow up the Wake County courthouse.
The website also features videos portraying psychiatry as slavery and claiming mental health is a fake term used to torture people.
Triantopoulos remained in the Wake County jail Thursday with bail set at $50,000 secured or $25,000 secured if he undergoes electronic monitoring. He also faces a pending failure to appear charge tied to an April court date for a traffic ticket, according to court records.
This story was originally published August 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM.
