FBI kills Utah man who threatened President Biden

A Utah man who had been charged with Virulent threats against President Joe Biden He died Wednesday after being shot by FBI agents, hours before the president’s scheduled visit to the state, authorities said. Special agents attempted to enforce a court order at Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, south of Salt Lake Citywhen the shots were recorded around 6:15 a.m., the FBI said in a statement.

Robertson was armed at the time of the incident, according to two law enforcement sources who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss details of an ongoing investigation.

The person involved published Monday on the internet that he had learned that Biden was going to Utah and that he planned to remove his camouflage clothing and “clean the dust off the m24 sniper rifle”, according to court documents. In another post, Robertson described himself as a “MAGA Trumper,” a reference to former President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan.

What did the messages against Biden say?

The posts noted that he appeared to have a long-range sniper rifle and several other weapons, as well as some familiar camouflage clothing. as “ambush suit” or “ghillie suit”, investigators said in court documents. Robertson was charged on Tuesday with three counts, including threatening the president, according to court documents.

Robertson also referred to a “presidential assassination” and made other threats online, including some against senior officials overseeing the prosecution of Trump: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg; Attorney General Merrick Garland and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

“Now is the time for a presidential assassination or two. First Joe, then Kamala,” Robertson wrote on Facebook in September 2022 in a post included in the documents. At that time, no attorney for Robertson was listed in court documents.

Where is Joe Biden?

No further details have been released about the incident, which is being investigated by the FBI. At the Provo home where the incident apparently took place and which was linked to Robertson through public records, Police officers could be seen going in and out and removing items on Wednesday.

A broken window was visible near the door and the blinds inside were twisted. The street leading to the house was blocked by the police. Biden is on a tour of the western United States. On Wednesday, he traveled to New Mexico, where he spoke in a factory that will produce wind towers, and was to fly to Utah later.

He is expected to visit a veterans hospital on Thursday and organize a fundraiser for your re-election campaign.

With information from AP