Craig Deleeuw Robertson was armed when he was shot by three federal agents in what is believed to be his home, hours before the president’s visit to the state of Utah. He had threatened other officials.
A 75-year-old Utah man and supporter of Donald Trump, who had been accused of threatening Joe Biden via social media, died this Wednesday after being shot by FBI agentshours before the president was to visit the state in the central west of the United States, local authorities reported.
Special agents were trying to execute a warrant at the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, south of Salt Lake City, when shots were fired around 6:15 a.m., the FBI said in a statement.
Robertson was armed at the time of the incident, reports the agency AP, which quotes police sources. Authorities had been watching him for months, the agency reported. AFP.
A 75-year-old man, accused of threatening to assassinate, was murdered by the FBI in Utah. AFP photo
Robertson posted online Monday that he had heard Biden was visiting Utah and that he was planning to bring out his camo gear and “clean dust off M24 sniper rifle”according to court documents.
In his social networks, Robertson had shown the arsenal of war weapons that he had in his house, in addition to various military clothing, with which he posed for several published images, publishes the chain CNN.
Craig Deleeuw Robertson showed his military clothing and arsenal on his social networks. Photo Facebook Craig Robertson
In another post, Robertson described himself as a “MAGA Trumper,” a reference to former President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan.
The publications pointed out that seemed to have a long-range sniper rifle and several other weaponsas well as camouflage clothing known as an “ambush suit” or “ghillie suit,” investigators said in court documents. Robertson was charged Tuesday with three feloniesincluding making threats against the president, according to court documents.
Robertson also referenced a “presidential assassination” and made other threats online, including some against high-ranking officials overseeing the prosecutions against Trump; Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg; Attorney General Merrick Garland; and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Craig Deleeuw Robertson was a “MAGA Trumper”, in reference to Donald Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again”. Photo Facebook Craig Robertson
“The time is right for a presidential assassination or two. First Joe, then Kamala.”, Robertson wrote on Facebook in September 2022 in a post that was included in the documents. At this time, there was no attorney for Robertson listed in the court documents.
No further details were released about the incident, which is being investigated by the same FBI.
At the Provo home where the incident allegedly took place and which was linked to Robertson through public records, police officers could be seen Wednesday going in and out and removing items.
Biden, who is aiming to renew his presidential term, was scheduled to visit Utah the same day Robertson was gunned down by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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