The police operation went wrong. A man watched for months by US authorities for uttering threats against Joe Biden was shot on Wednesday by the FBI in Utah, hours before a planned visit by the president to the western state of the UNITED STATES.
The FBI said a suspect was killed early Wednesday when officers attempted to arrest him in Provo, south of Salt Lake City. An investigation is underway, added the federal police without providing details on the man.
A staunch supporter of Donald Trump
The latter was identified as Craig Robertson in a complaint by federal prosecutors in Utah. According to this document, he was a septuagenarian who presented himself as a fervent supporter of the former president donald trump, and has repeatedly threatened Joe Biden in social media posts. His Vice President Kamala Harris, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Attorney Alvin Bragg – who oversaw the investigation that led to an indictment of Donald Trump in New York – have also been threatened, as have FBI agents. themselves.
“Now is the time for a presidential assassination or two. First Joe then Kamala!!! says one of the posts. “I hear that Biden is coming to Utah (…). I dust off the M24 rifle. Welcome, jester-in-chief! says another, posted a few days ago according to the complaint. The man had also, according to the same source, published numerous photos of firearms.
President Biden is currently visiting the western United States and is scheduled to travel to Salt Lake City. The Secret Service, responsible for protecting state officials, said it was “aware of the FBI’s investigation involving an individual in Utah who threatened a person protected by the Secret Service”, but did not provided no additional details.