Florida man arrested after making death threats against Trump, Vance on social media
Donald Trump and JD Vance
A man from Florida accused of making threats against former President Donald Trump, US Sen. JD Vance and their families was arrested on Friday (July 19), police said.
The Jupiter Police Department announced that 68-year-old Michael M. Wiseman was arrested on Friday for charges of written threats to kill.
According to Jupiter Police Maj. Don Hennessy, Wiseman was taken into custody without incident and is now held at the Palm Beach County Jail.
Wiseman was in custody at the facility on Friday night, a jail employee confirmed.
The employee said she didn't have information about whether Wiseman had an attorney to contact for comment on his behalf.
Detectives informed, Wiseman made several written threats on social media handle Facebook against Trump and Vance, who became the Republican presidential and vice presidential nominees, this week.
According to police, threats were also made "concerning bodily harm" against members of the Trump and Vance families. Multiple individuals reported the posts to local police both in person and online.
It may be mentioned here, Jupiter is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach. The investigation was carried out in coordination with the US Secret Service and the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office, police said.
The threat came just days after Trump was shot at in a shocking attempt on his life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Man arrested formaking death threats against Joe Biden
A Florida man allegedly made death threats toward President Joe Biden and other federal officials in a series of social media posts from a mental health facility in Tallahassee.
The 39-year-old, Jason Patrick Alday was arrested on Monday (July 15), the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida said.
"Alday from Quincy, Florida, allegedly engaged in sending threatening communications, and made threats against President Joe Biden and other federal officials," the office said in an announcement Wednesday (July 17).
He made further threats in posts on social media X.
(With inputs from agencies)