A controversial Eagle figure has come back making waves by taking shots at Boise Mayor Lauren McLean who has recently had an increased security presence.

Old State Saloon Owner Mark Fitzpatrick is offering a minimum $10,000 reward for any information that would lead to the arrest of McLean. Through donations, Fitzpatrick is hoping to raise the award to $50,000.

As first reported by the Idaho Statesman, the mayor’s increased security came soon after Fitzpatrick announced the reward. However, it is unconfirmed whether the Boise Police Department’s security is due to people pursuing Fitzpatrick’s reward.

In a Dec. 20 tweet, the Old State Saloon X account wrote that a reliable source said McLean “required BPD to have a car and officer outside her home 24/7” because of the reward.

The Boise Police Department did not provide details but confirmed on Tuesday that officers were temporarily providing increased security for McLean due to a decision by the department. Emilee Ayers, spokesperson for the mayor’s office, said security was increased by order of BPD Chief Chris Dennison and was not requested.

The city declined further requests for comment.

While online commenters and media have referred to the prize money as a bounty — with a promotional flyer calling to “jail the socialist” — Fitzpatrick opted to label it as a reward in an interview with the Idaho Press.

Fitzpatrick, who has lived in the Treasure Valley for eight years after moving from California, has a laundry list of business ventures tying him to Idaho. In addition to the saloon, Fitzpatrick owns the Stone Crossing event venue, real estate brokerage Idaho Wild and consulting agency RUHM.

His newest venture is nonprofit American Trad Fam Inc, previously known as Heterosexual Awesomeness, through which he hosted the Hetero Awesome Fest in June.

“Boise is our capital city in the great state of Idaho,” Fitzpatrick said. “When your capital, and biggest city, starts to go towards being a dumpster fire, as we have seen with many other states, so goes the rest of the state.”

A major point of contention has been McLean’s support of the transgender community.

“The bottom line is, when you speak truth, that means that she’s pushing for children to take big pharma medications that essentially ruin their sex lives forever,” Fitzpatrick said. “That changes who those children are, and then potentially pushing them towards surgeries that would chop off sexual body parts, all because of a lie.”

In 2022, McLean made a statement in opposition of new legislation that would prohibit gender confirmation medical treatment for anyone under the age of 18, according to KTVB. A similar bill, HB 71, went into effect in 2024 prohibiting gender affirming surgery, puberty blockers, and hormone treatments.

“I hope the Idaho Senate respects these young people, their parents, and their doctors enough to allow them to make these decisions themselves without legislative interference,” McLean wrote. “Boise is a welcoming city. Legislation like this does not have a place in this community or in this state.”

McLean has also received heat for flying a LGBTQ+ Pride flag outside of Boise City Hall despite newly passed legislation that outlawed it.

As mayor of a blue city in a red state, McLean previously dealt with a slew of violent threats during the COVID-19 pandemic when she was under scrutiny for the continuation of restrictions. In a March 3, 2022 statement, McLean discussed the rising trend of violent threats against public servants and the impact those threats had on her family.

“We won’t let the threats designed to terrify and silence us win. But I will tell you that these threats are real and grave,” McLean wrote in the 2022 statement. “Based on information obtained by our police department, a dedicated security detail has been added …While I appreciate their service and have come to count them as close members of my team… I miss the freedom, privacy, and ease of movement I once took for granted.”

Also during the pandemic, protestors came to McLean’s home with torches in 2020 due to the continuation of Boise’s mask mandate.

“But there were threats that went far beyond standing on our front walk,” McLean wrote, referring to the 2020 protestors. “It’s incredibly difficult to talk about the more sinister thwarted plots and serious threats I’ve received because it makes it more real, as if it’s happening all over again — and as I write this, I once again see the briefings, the photos of perpetrators and evidence, my kids’ faces, my husband’s fear.”