{"id":108676,"date":"2025-01-27T00:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T00:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/man-arrested-for-online-threats-to-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T00:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T00:03:45","slug":"man-arrested-for-online-threats-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/man-arrested-for-online-threats-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for online threats to Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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West Palm Beach Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(WEST PALM BEACH, FL) — A Florida man was arrested for allegedly making online threats to President Donald Trump, according to police.<\/p>\n

Shannon Depararro Atkins, 46, was taken into custody on Friday following a traffic stop near his home in West Palm Beach, a short distance from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.<\/p>\n

Atkins had allegedly posted “violent rhetoric” about Trump on his Facebook account, West Palm Beach Police Department Chief Tony Araujo said during a press conference on Saturday.<\/p>\n

At least one of the posts, which Araujo showed reporters, consisted of a meme relating to the assassination attempt on Trump in July 2024.<\/p>\n

Police said Atkins admitted to writing the posts but said he had just been “joking.”<\/p>\n

“Folks, this is not a joke. Nothing of that sort is a joke,” Araujo said.<\/p>\n

Police said they became aware of the posts after another man, from Okeechobee, Florida, sent in a tip to the FBI.<\/p>\n

Atkins was taken into custody without incident Friday night. He was found with cocaine on him, according to police.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear if Atkins has retained an attorney. ABC News has reached out to him for comment.<\/p>\n

Araujo said the U.S. Secret Service was notified of the arrest and is looking into it to determine if federal charges should be filed.<\/p>\n

“In today’s climate, you really can’t say things like this,” Araujo said. “We have incident after incident, example after example, of when these threats become real, and we take these very seriously.”<\/p>\n

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