On Wednesday, a judge extended a restraining order against James O’Keefe until May 11 and asked him to surrender his firearms.
James was served with a restraining order while he was livestreaming at his West Palm Beach, Florida, headquarters on Tuesday.
The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Deputy served James with a domestic violence restraining order.
The domestic violence restraining order was from Matthew Tyrmand, a former Project Veritas board member.
“Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department just served me with a domestic violence restraining order from Matthew Tyrmand. The former board member from Project Veritas who said he wants to murder me,” James O’Keefe said.
“Despite admitting multiple times on hidden camera wanting me dead, Matthew Tyrmand filed a restraining order against ME in Miami Dade County,” O’Keefe said.
“Saying such things as: “I would kill him [O’Keefe]. Because he is one of the most evil people I’ve ever known.,”” he said.
“He even shot up my book with rifle bullets through my heart on the cover. The audacity of evil has no bounds,” O’Keefe said.
WATCH:
JUST NOW: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department just served me with a domestic violence restraining order from Matthew Tyrmand. The former board member from Project Veritas who said he wants to murder me…
Despite admitting multiple times on hidden camera wanting me dead,… pic.twitter.com/IN2RT826FY
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) March 31, 2026
Here is the restraining order:
Here is the restraining order: pic.twitter.com/MUmGwgC9Ak
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) March 31, 2026
Last month James O’Keefe honey-trapped Matthew Tyrmand at a restaurant.
During the encounter in Miami Beach that was recorded by camera, Tyrmand ‘admitted’ to being an FBI-Southern District of New York (SDNY) informant.
WATCH:
CAUGHT ON HIDDEN CAMERA: Former Project Veritas Board Member @MatthewTyrmand Admits To Being An FBI/SDNY Informant Against Conservative Organizations, James O’Keefe, Threatens to Murder O’Keefe, And Puts Rifle Bullets In O’Keefe’s Heart On The Front Of His Book “Breakthrough”.… pic.twitter.com/ZnL9vRkj2J
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) February 10, 2026
So Tyrmand responded by slapping James with a restraining order.
James O’Keefe appeared before a judge in a Miami court on Wednesday morning.
The judge extended the restraining order and ordered James to surrender his firearms.
James said he will be filing an emergency appeal.
Full statement from James O’Keefe:
Just got out of court in Miami. The Judge extended the temporary restraining order until May 11th. There will be a ruling then.
The court is now asking me to surrender my firearms. See documents below.
We are filing an emergency interlocutory appeal today.
Prior restraint against a newsroom is unconstitutional. Near v Minnesota. NYT v United States. This is a violation of our 1st and 2nd amendment rights. We are filing an anti-SLAAP, seeking attorneys fees and will appeal all the way, if necessary.
The TRO is also based upon third party’s comments, not our reporting. Thats a “hecklers veto,” where the government suppresses or restricts news reporting because of the reaction of an audience.
This is regarding our reporting on Matt Tyrmand. We published a tape of him threatening to kill me. He shot up an image of me on the front of my book with a rifle bullet through my heart. He bragged about being a SDNY informant.
Comments were angry at him. He just brought a “domestic violence stalking” Restraining order afterwards in Miami family court against my news organization, and the local Judge signed off. This is an extraordinary series of events. This is not an April Fools joke.
UPDATE: Just got out of court in Miami. The Judge extended the temporary restraining order until May 11th. There will be a ruling then.
The court is now asking me to surrender my firearms. See documents below.
We are filing an emergency interlocutory appeal today.
Prior… pic.twitter.com/F1d5bFqVeQ
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) April 1, 2026
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