WASHINGTON: An Arizona man wanted after threatening to kill former President Donald Trump on social media was arrested Thursday, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office said.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was in Cochise County on Thursday when he visited the U.S.-Mexico border as part of his campaign.
The man, Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, had several outstanding warrants in Wisconsin, the sheriff's office said. He was arrested Thursday afternoon, authorities said Friday.
Syvrud was later booked into the Cochise County Jail on a warrant from Graham County, Arizona, for “failure to register as a sex offender and two counts of menacing in this case,” the sheriff's office added. He remained in custody pending further sentencing.
“I'm not that surprised (by the threat) and the reason is because I want to do things that are very bad for the bad guys,” Trump said Thursday when asked about the threat against him in Arizona.
It was the latest in a series of threats against candidates ahead of the November 5 general election.
In early August, a Virginia man was charged with threatening Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump's Democratic rival, and a New Hampshire man was arrested in December for threatening to kill Republican presidential candidates.
In July, Trump was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt that left two other people injured and one man dead.
The US Secret Service came under scrutiny following the shooting, which led to the resignation of the agency's director.
Despite this and new threats, Trump said Thursday that he has “great respect” for the Secret Service and “the work they do,” although he added that they made mistakes from which they will learn.
