Florida man arrested for “written death threats” against Trump and Vance days after assassination

BETHEL PARK, Penn. – A Florida man has been charged with making “written death threats” against former President Trump and Senator JD Vance and their families, just days after a Pennsylvania man attempted to assassinate the 45th president.

Jupiter police said 68-year-old Michael M. Wiseman was arrested Friday for sending written death threats.

Authorities alleged that Wiseman posted threats against the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates on his Facebook account and also made threats against members of the Trump and Vance families.

The police department said it had been informed by several members of the community about the threats, including physical harm.

Jupiter, Florida, is about 20 miles, or about a 30-minute drive, north of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach.

“JPD coordinated the investigation with the United States Secret Service and the Palm Beach County District Attorney’s Office,” the department said. “JPD officers took Wiseman into custody without incident.”

The threat came just days after Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a shocking attempt on the president’s life.

Here is the latest on the assassination attempt on Donald Trump:

On Saturday, July 13, as Trump was speaking about immigration, the assassin fired his first shot.

On Sunday, the FBI identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks.

He was 20 years old and lived in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, about 50 miles from the rally site.

He graduated from a local community college with an associate degree in engineering and worked at a nursing and rehabilitation center.

So far, investigators have not revealed Crooks’ motive.