The US federal police (FBI) shot dead this Wednesday August 9 in Utah a man whom the authorities watched for months for threatening Joe Bidenhours before a planned visit by the president to this state in the west of the country.
According to the FBI, A suspect died Wednesday when officers tried to arrest him in Provo, south of Salt Lake City.
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The facts are being investigated, the FBI added without providing details about the man.
According to a complaint by federal prosecutors in Utah, it is about Craig Robertson.
According to this document, he was a septuagenarian who claimed to be a supporter of former Republican President Donald Trump and threatened Joe Biden in social media posts.
Vice President Kamala Harris, Attorney General Merrick Garland and prosecutor Alvin Bragg, who oversaw the investigation that led to a Trump indictment in New York, have also been threatened, as have FBI agents themselves.
Threats to Joe Biden
“The time is right for one or two presidential assassinations. First Joe, then Kamala!”he said in one of the messages.
“I heard that Biden is coming to Utah. Pulling out my old hunting outfit and dusting off the M24 sniper rifle. Welcome, chief jester.”he stated in another, published a few days ago according to the complaint.
According to the same source, the man also posted numerous photos of firearms.
President Joe Biden is currently visiting the western United States and will travel to Salt Lake City this Wednesday.
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The Secret Service, tasked with protecting authorities, said it was “aware of the FBI investigation involving an individual in Utah who threatened a protected person.” He did not give further details.
AFP.
