Kansas man arrested over alleged threats to shoot Trump at Wichita rally
Federal authorities charged a 24-year-old Kansas man with making threats against the president after alleged Facebook comments about shooting Trump.
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- Jaden J. Read, 24, of Clearwater, Kansas, was arrested and charged with making threats against the president.
- Authorities said a Crime Stoppers tip led investigators to Facebook comments responding to local news articles about Trump's Wichita-area visit.
- Read allegedly wrote comments including 'Let's shoot Trump honestly, where's our shooter?' and 'I just got a 308 and 305 round and I'm killing this pedo.'
- Read allegedly posted that he knew where the speech would be and had mapped out roofs around the area.
- U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser said political violence and threats of political violence will not be tolerated.
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- The Guardian US (Politics)Left24-year-old Kansas man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot Donald Trump ↗
- The HillWire / unratedKansas man arrested after 'let's shoot Trump' social media post ↗
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