A Florida man accused of making threats against former President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. JD Vance and their households on social media was arrested on Friday, police mentioned.
The Jupiter Police Department mentioned in a information launch that officers arrested Michael W. Wiseman on costs of written threats to kill.
He was taken into custody with out incident and lodged in Palm Beach County Jail, based on Jupiter police Maj. Don Hennessy.
Wiseman was in custody on the facility on Friday evening, a jail worker confirmed. The worker mentioned she did not have details about whether or not Wiseman had an legal professional to contact for remark on his behalf.
Palm Beach County Jail
Detectives mentioned Wiseman had made a number of written threats on Facebook against Trump and Vance, who grew to become the Republican presidential and vice presidential nominees, respectively, this week. Threats have been additionally made “concerning bodily harm” against members of the Trump and Vance households, based on police.
Multiple folks notified native police in particular person and on-line in regards to the posts, police mentioned.
Jupiter is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago house in Palm Beach.
The investigation was performed in coordination with the U.S. Secret Service and the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office, police mentioned.
Earlier this week, one other Florida man allegedly made demise threats towards President Joe Biden and different federal officers in a collection of social media posts from a psychological well being facility in Tallahassee.
CBS News Miami contributed to this report.
