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Federal Authorities Arrest Man For Allegedly Threatening To Kill President Trump And His Family

Federal authorities arrested an Arizona man for allegedly making death threats against President Trump and his family.

Manuel Tamayo-Torres allegedly posted videos online brandishing an AR-15-style rifle and other weapons.

According to Fox News, he also “posted photos from a Trump rally in August in Glendale.”

Per Fox News:

He has a 2003 conviction of assault causing great bodily injury in California, for which he received a six-year prison sentence. Then in July 2023, his ex-wife obtained a restraining order against him in Arizona.

His felony history and the active restraining order both banned him from owning firearms, but on Nov. 13 and again on Nov. 15, 2023, he went to a Shooters World store in Phoenix, Arizona, and filled out the 4473 form for a background check.

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Those attempts were “delayed” and “denied” – but prosecutors now say he lied on the forms. He allegedly claimed he had never been convicted of a felony and that he was not the subject of a restraining order from a child or intimate partner.

Phoenix police then discovered that on Facebook, Tamayo-Torres posted a series of videos where he claimed “Individual 1,” who is never named but is described in court documents as “a former president and current president-elect,” trafficked his children.

The charging documents reportedly said Tamayo-Torres made “vague yet direct threats” against “the president-elect.”

“[Y]ou’re gonna die,” Tamayo-Torres allegedly said in one video, according to ABC News.

“[Y]our son’s gonna die. Your whole family is going to die. … I’m going to put a hole in your face,” he added.

“Authorities also discovered false statements on firearm purchase forms and prior felony convictions prohibiting gun ownership. Tamayo-Torres was arrested near San Diego, but charges are filed in Arizona,” Mario Nawfal wrote.

ABC News reports:

In another video, according to the charging documents, Tamayo-Torres said he witnessed “Individual 1” and the Secret Service kidnap his daughter. The video was posted Aug. 23 from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, where Trump was holding a campaign rally that day.

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During the rally, Trump noted that he was “nearly assassinated” a month earlier, when a Pennsylvania man, Thomas Crooks, opened fire on him with an AR 15-style rifle during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Authorities have yet to identify a clear motive in that attack.

Trump told rallygoers there are “risks incurred by leaders who stand up to the corrupt political establishment.”

“When you stand up, you bring on some trouble for yourself, but you have to do what’s right,” Trump said.

While investigating the more recent alleged threats from Tamayo-Torres, an officer from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives task force found photos on Facebook that showed Tamayo-Torres holding a bullpup-style shotgun, a rifle, and the AR15-style rifle seen in one of his videos, according to charging documents.

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at 100 Percent Fed Up.

View the original article here.


 

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