Arizona man accused of posting threats to Trump is arrested
1 hour agoShare 9:05PM THURSDAY AUGUST 22, 2024
Rachel Looker
BBC News, Washington
Police have captured an Arizona man who allegedly threatened to kill Donald Trump following a manhunt that unfolded as the former president was visiting the border state.
Police say Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, of Cochise County, made death threats against Trump in social media posts over the past fortnight.
Trump was in Cochise County on Thursday visiting the US frontier with Mexico.
Last month Trump was grazed by a bullet in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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By Will Potter and Jon Michael Raasch In Cochise County, Arizona For Dailymail.Com
Arizona authorities have launched an urgent manhunt for a suspect who allegedly threatened to shoot Donald Trump during a trip to the border on Thursday.
Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, is wanted in connection with an alleged assassination plot planned for the former president’s visit to a vulnerable stretch of the southern border in Cochise County, Arizona.
It comes six weeks after an assassination attempt on Trump’s life saw a bullet hit the former president’s ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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