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    Police Arrest Suspect Who Threatened to Kill Trump in Arizona

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    An Arizona man who allegedly threatened to kill former President Donald Trump was arrested after a manhunt tracked him down during the Republican presidential candidate’s visit to the southern border.  According to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Department, 66-year-old Ronald Lee Syvrud was brought into police custody without incident after making threatening posts toward the former president.
    A Facebook post from the sheriff’s department read, “Cochise County Sheriff’s Office was advised of a threatening message on social media from a male subject directed at candidate Donald Trump.  This message contained language that indicated bodily harm to the candidate.  As a result of this information, research was conducted that led to the identity of the suspect Ronald Syvrud, and the discovery of multiple outstanding warrants.  A wanted person flyer/information was released to the public in an attempt to locate Syvrud, to allow charging with the outstanding warrants, and as an investigative lead in the threats case.”
    Describing the arrest of the of Syvrud, the sheriff’s department added, “As part of the operations plan in place for the visit of candidate Donald Trump on today’s date, locating this subject was a priority. Intelligence developed led to a possible location in the St. David area and multiple units deployed to the location. At approximately 2:16 pm, units on the scene observed the suspect traveling outside of the identified location, and a felony stop was conducted. Syvrud was taken into custody without further incident at approximately 2:30 pm.”
    After a reporter asked Trump about the incident during an interview, the former president claimed he was unaware of the manhunt that ensued during his visit.  “I haven’t heard about that. They probably want to keep it from me,” Trump said.  “Thank you for telling me. Let’s get out of here, right now,” Trump quipped, before thanking the reporter once more.
    Trump proceeded to address the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month, expressing “great respect for the Secret Service” who jumped “on top of me with bullets flying.” He continued, “I have great respect. But, no, I haven’t heard that,” Trump said, referring back to the manhunt. “But I’m not that surprised. And the reason is because I want to do things that are very bad for the bad guys.

    Furthermore, Trump admitted that he realizes it’s “dangerous” for him to be out on the campaign trail but maintained that he has a job to do.  “I’ve heard about that. But I have to do my job. It’s a job. It’s a dangerous job, but I have to do my job,” he said.

    Fortunately, the suspect was apprehended without issue. “The successful conclusion of this incident without injury to our communities or public safety personnel is a testament to the strong working relationship and coordination between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies,” authorities said.

    The sheriff’s department further outlined Syvrud’s criminal history, stating, “This subject has outstanding warrants from the state of Wisconsin for DUI / Failure to Appear for DUI and from Graham County Arizona for Hit/Run and Felony Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.  The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office also has an absconder hold for this subject for failing to register as a sex offender.” 

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