Jimothy Facebook page warns of death threats against deformed raccoon

Jimothy, the deformed Ballard raccoon turned national celebrity, has reportedly been receiving death threats.

The official Facebook page for the raccoon, called “Jimothy the Raccoon,” warned its followers not to share the animal’s location in a post on Sunday.

“Please NEVER share Jimothy’s exact location! Not in posts, not in comments, not in videos, nowhere,” the post stated. “In the past week alone, as many as four individuals issued death threats and death wishes against Jimothy.”

One Facebook user allegedly threatened to “put that thing out of its misery.” The Facebook page admin said the comment was reported to law enforcement.

Another user allegedly wrote, “A coyote feeding a certain raccoon to its family of pups would sure bring me joy!”

Meanwhile, another user allegedly said, “I had a dream that I ran over Jimothy and his family a few weeks ago.”

The Facebook page admin said they weren’t taking any chances that someone might act on the threats.

“Whether these psychopaths are truly violent or more of the ‘edgelord’ kind, it doesn’t matter,” the post stated. “I’m not taking any chances with people who are comfortable to say things like this on a public forum with all their details public.”

How Jimothy went from backyard Ballard raccoon to viral celebrity

The Jimothy craze began during the summer, after a person posted a video of the raccoon running through a backyard. The clip went viral as viewers tried to figure out why the animal looked different from a typical raccoon.

With its compact body, closely spaced front and back legs, and head perched high above its shoulders, many online joked that the animal looked as though it had been “scrunched together like an accordion.”

Others compared the animal to mythical creatures such as Bigfoot or the chupacabra, while some commenters simply called the raccoon “adorable” and said they wanted to take it home.

Jimothy turned into a celebrity overnight, landing his own bobblehead, Roku City cameo, video game, city proclamation, and even a shoutout from NASA.

Seattle residents have since reported seeing Jimothy wandering across backyard decks, drinking from a dog’s water bowl, and sitting in neighborhood trees.

Contributing: Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio

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