An Arizona man has been arrested by the feds for sharing expletive-laden movies “on a near-daily basis” that present him brandishing an computerized rifle as he threatens to kill President-elect Donald Trump and members of Trump’s household.
Within the Fb movies, a few of them shared as not too long ago as final week, Tamayo-Torres allegedly spouts a slew of weird allegations, together with that Trump kidnapped and intercourse trafficked his kids.
In a separate clip shared earlier this month, Tamayo-Torres was seen armed with “what appears to be a white AR-15-style rifle with a 30-round magazine inserted into it,” in keeping with charging paperwork.
In one other video from Aug. 23, the suspect gave the impression to be recording himself at a Trump rally within the Desert Diamond Area in Glendale. Within the clip, Tamayo-Torres mentioned he witnessed Secret Service members and the president-elect kidnap his daughter.
The Glendale rally got here a couple of month after Trump was the goal of an assassination try in Butler, Penn.
Amid their investigation into Tamayo-Torres, an officer from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives discovered photographs on Fb that includes Tamayo-Torres holding a bullpup-style shotgun, a rifle, and the AR-15-style rifle seen in certainly one of his movies, in keeping with charging paperwork.
Tamayo-Torres was arrested earlier this week in California on a depend of constructing threats in opposition to a president or president’s successor. He’s additionally dealing with 4 counts of constructing false statements throughout the buy of a firearm after he allegedly lied on federal types whereas attempting to purchase a pistol from a Phoenix gun retailer final 12 months.
