Man, 46, arrested over ‘threatening to kill Trump’ after sharing ‘violent’ social media posts against President
Man, 46, arrested over ‘threatening to kill Trump’ after sharing ‘violent’ social media posts against President
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A FLORIDA man has been arrested after cops accused him of making "violent" threats against President Donald Trump on social media. Shannon Atkins, 46, allegedly wrote on Facebook a day before Trump's inauguration: "America needs one good bullet to be saved.".
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Several others disturbing online posts were also uncovered from January 19, according to West Palm Beach police. Reportedly referencing the Republican, one said: “I’ve been banned from X because I said I hope and pray someone kills him. “History is supposed to repeat itself. We haven’t had an assassination in years.”.
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A further concerning post from the same account allegedly belonging to Atkins read: “Bullets please. Please Jesus! Save America”. The caption was in response to an image of a meme which described inauguration day as a “day of mourning for USA”.
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Shortly before his eventual arrest, Atkins also reposted a meme showing Trump with his late first wife Ivanka. A line above the image read: “I hope they get back together soon.”. West Palm Beach Police Chief Tony Araujo said at a news conference: “That gives you a flavor of some of the posts that this gentleman posted.".
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He added that the posts showed a “violent rhetoric". Atkins was caught and detained on Friday night after a tip off to the FBI threat center, police said in a news release. He was tracked down at around 7:30pm as officers conducted a traffic stop. He was in possession of three bags of cocaine at the time of his arrest, officers said.
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