TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida man was arrested Friday for allegedly making threats against President Donald Trump.
According to the West Palm Beach Police Department, the FBI received a tip regarding social media posts by Shannon DePararo Atkins, 46.
“I got kicked out of Mr. X because I said I hoped and prayed someone would kill him,” Atkins wrote in a Facebook post, according to WPBPD. “History is bound to repeat itself. There hasn’t been an assassination in years.”
According to WPBPD, Atkins wrote in a post about President Trump’s inauguration: “Bullet please. Jesus please! Save America.”
Atkins was arrested Friday during a traffic stop near his home. WPBPD said he was in possession of cocaine at the time of his arrest.
According to WPBPD, he admitted to making the post. He was charged with making written or electronic threats including murder, bodily injury, mass shooting and terrorism, and possession of cocaine. He also could face federal charges.
