The Secret Service is investigating after a man in Florida was arrested on West Palm Beach and charged with calling for a assassination of the president Donald Trump on Facebook.
West Palm Beach Local Shannon Depaararro Atkins, 46, was arrested after allegedly threatened by the life of the President, Western palm beach Police chief Tony Araujo confirmed during a press conference on Saturday.
Atkins is charged with the criminal offense of intimidation, possession of drugs and smuggling smuggling in county custody, according to prison data.
Shannon Deararro Atkins, 46, was arrested after allegedly threatened by President Donald Trump’s life. (Sheriff of the Palm Beach County Office)
Tip was called to FBI National Operations Center for Threats Late on Sunday, reporting atkins on Facebook sent violent threat to the president.
Detective Palm Beach started doing the case on Monday and found “disturbing” columns, according to Araujou.
Some posts were: “Lincoln, JFK, Reagan, Martin Luther King And Trump – unfortunately, one is still alive “;” Meci, please. Jesus, save America “; and” I have been forbidden to X because I said, “I hope and pray that someone kills him. We haven’t had an assassination for years.” “
President Donald Trump talks about economics during an event in the environment and a casino in Las Vegas on Saturday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The department gained a probable cause and started surveillance, arrested atkins near one of their homes on Friday at 7:30 pm.
The police found three bags of cocaine in Atkins’ pocket at the time of the arrest, Araujo said.
While he was interviewed, he admitted that he wrote Facebook posts, But he said he was joking, the authorities said.
Republican presidential candidate, former President Trump, hurried out of the stage after being shot during the meeting, July 13, 2024 in Butler, and. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“People, this is not a joke. Nothing of that kind is a joke,” Araujo said during a press conference.
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The secret service has been informed and inspects the case to determine whether there will be federal charges, the department said.
“The US Secret Service does not comment on questions that include protective intelligence,” UE -MAILO Fox News Digital Agency wrote on Saturday. “What we can say is that the secret service explores all threats to our patrons.”
Authorities have confirmed that the FBI has also been involved in the investigation.
Araujo said that in today’s climate, people cannot threaten, not even joke.
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“We had an incident after the incident, examples after the example of when these threats become real – and we take it very seriously,” he said. “Did we prevent something – you never know. I know we have developed a probable reason, we arrested Mr. Atkins and he will have to respond to allegations.”
Atkins was released $ 5,000 for drug charges, but Bond was rejected for threats to Trump, according to prison records.
