A manhunt is underway in Arizona for a suspect who threatened to kill former President Trump before a rally in the Copper State on Thursday.
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66.
The sheriff's office said Syvrud has outstanding warrants from the state of Wisconsin for driving under the influence, failure to appear for driving under the influence and from Graham County, Arizona, for hit and run and failure to register as a sex offender.
The sheriff's office said it also has a warrant out for Syvrud's arrest for failing to register as a sex offender.
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A manhunt is underway in Arizona for Ronald Lee Syvrud. (Cochise County Sheriff's Office)
Syvrud is listed on the Wisconsin Department of Corrections' sex offender registry for “second-degree sexual assault of a minor” with an address in Arizona.
Court records reviewed by Fox News Digital show Syvrud was most recently charged with assault in June, but the charge was dismissed in July.
The sheriff's office posted on Facebook that Syvrud is being sought “as an investigative lead for death threats against a presidential candidate,” but did not elaborate. Fox News Digital later confirmed that the “presidential candidate” is Trump.
The threat against former President Trump's life comes after the attempted assassination of the Republican presidential candidate during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month.
The sheriff's office told Fox News Digital that “there are no known ties to Pennsylvania and we are working with local, state and federal agencies.”
The former president on Wednesday held his first outdoor rally since the assassination attempt, speaking from behind a bulletproof glass wall at a podium in Asheboro, North Carolina.
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks behind bulletproof glass during a campaign rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame in Asheboro, North Carolina, August 21, 2024. (PETER ZAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump will visit the southern border in Cochise County, Arizona, on Thursday as he continues his campaign for the November election. He has spent the week campaigning in several battleground states.
At a news conference Thursday afternoon, Trump appeared unaware of the manhunt when asked to comment on it. The former president said he was aware it could be “dangerous” for him to be there, but that nonetheless, “I have a job to do.”
“I haven't heard of that. They probably want to keep it from me,” Trump said when asked to respond to the pursuit. “Thanks for telling me. Let's get out of here right now!” Trump joked. He again thanked the reporter for telling him.
Trump then went on to comment on the assassination attempt on Butler, saying he has “great respect for the Secret Service” who jumped “on me with bullets flying.”
“I have great respect, but no, I haven't heard that,” Trump said, referring to the ongoing persecution. “But I'm not that surprised. And the reason is I want to do things that are very bad for the bad guys.”
The U.S. Secret Service told Fox News Digital that it is aware of and tracking the manhunt in Arizona and has referred all further investigation to the Cochise County Sheriff's Office for further comment, including possible ties to Butler.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to the Trump campaign for a response.
