Violent Threats Spur Arrests, Charges In Michigan
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The FBI reports one man suggested Trump "should have been killed already," while another has a record of threats.
Two men were arrested in Michigan on Election Day: one man was allegedly sending threatening communications and spoke of killing Donald Trump to authorities during an FBI interview, and the other man — who feds claim boasted of his extremist ties in his communications — for vowing to injure or kill members of an unnamed political action committee.
The FBI and Justice Department announced the arrests on Tuesday afternoon.
According to authorities, Michigan man Isaac Sissel, 25, was arrested and charged with sending threatening communications on Tuesday.
The FBI said in court records that the social media site Reddit had voluntarily reported disturbing messages from a user with the name “ShootUpTrumpRally,” who also went by similar monikers like “WillShootTrumpSoon” and “PlanningToShootTrump.”
Authorities said they were able to identify Sissel by tracking his IP address back to the University of Michigan. According to court records, the FBI National Threat Center in West Virginia received an anonymous threat on its website on Nov. 2.