A man of Arizona He was arrested on Thursday in connection with a death threat made on social media against the former US president. Donald Trumpas reported by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Department (CSO).
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Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, was arrested Thursday without resistance, the CCSO said in a statement.
Syvrud was wanted by “suspicious activity” by making threats against a presidential candidate.
Although the threatened presidential candidate was not identified in the CCSO statement, a sheriff’s spokesman confirmed to ABC News that the target was the former Republican president, who was in that region on Thursday where he offered a news conference.
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He United States Secret Service and the FBI were aware of the threats and they were also monitoring the detainee, according to information cited by the television station.
Syvrud is also wanted on several outstanding warrants, including failure to report to authorities for drive under the influence of alcohol in Wisconsinnot having registered as sex offender and for a run over and escape in the county of Graham, Arizona, the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities in the county, located in southeastern Arizona and which shares border with Mexicothey explained that the suspect has several outstanding arrest warrants.
Trump, who is on a two-day visit to the state of Arizona, held a press conference this morning near the border wall with Mexico and this Friday he will offer a rally in the city of Glendalesearch for Phoenix.
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