Arizona Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill President-Elect Trump

Manuel Tamayo-Torres faces federal charges after posting videos with violent threats against Trump and his family, while brandishing firearms.

Manuel Tamayo-Torres, an Arizona resident, was arrested in California for allegedly threatening President-elect Donald Trump and his family in videos posted online.
The videos, shared on a near-daily basis, included threats to kill Trump and accusations that Trump and the Secret Service kidnapped and trafficked Tamayo-Torres' children, though no evidence supports these claims.
Tamayo-Torres brandished firearms, including an AR-15-style rifle, in several videos and attended a Trump rally in Glendale, Arizona, in August, where he claimed to witness the alleged kidnapping.
He is charged with one count of making threats against a president or successor and four counts of making false statements during attempts to purchase firearms, as he is a convicted felon prohibited from owning guns.
Trump has been the target of multiple assassination attempts this year, including one in Pennsylvania in July and another in Florida in September, both of which were thwarted by the Secret Service.