Friday, August 23, 2024-Authorities in Arizona have arrested 66-year-old Ronald Syvrud after he allegedly threatened to kill former President Donald Trump on social media.
Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, of Cochise
County, made death threats against Trump in social media posts over the past
fortnight.
Syvrud was taken into custody in Cochise
County on Thursday, August 22, without incident, according to Carol
Capas, spokeswoman for the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials had been looking for
Syvrud, who they considered an “investigative lead for threats to kill a
presidential candidate.”
Capas told
NewsNation the threats against Trump, the Republican candidate for president,
were made on social media.
The 66-year-old has several outstanding warrants on separate charges, including
for a DUI and failing to appear in court in Wisconsin. He’s also wanted for
failing to register as a sex offender and a hit-and-run in Arizona.
The alleged
threats came ahead of Trump’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in
Cochise County on Thursday.
When
authorities went to arrest Syvrud at his home on Wednesday evening, they
couldn’t locate him, Capas confirmed.
The threats
come just six weeks after Trump survived an assassination attempt in
Pennsylvania.
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