Arizona man arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Donald Trump

An Arizona man was arrested on Monday on charges of threatening to kill Donald Trump in videos posted online.

Court documents say Manuel Tamayo-Torres illegally possessed firearms, which he brandished in several videos, including an “AR 15-type rifle.” Investigators say Tamayo-Torres, whose records show she lives in Tolleson, made a series of outlandish claims about Trump, alleging that the president-elect kidnapped and trafficked his children.

Court documents show that in August, Tamayo-Torres attended a political rally featuring Trump in Glendale. The event came weeks after a 20-year-old man tried to murder Trump during an outdoor campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.

Investigators say Tamayo-Torres claimed he saw Trump and Secret Service agents kidnap his daughter at a rally in Glendale. They said Tamayo-Torres made several “vague but direct threats” against Trump, his family members and law enforcement officials in profanity-laced videos posted almost daily on Facebook.

The court documents do not directly name Trump, calling him “Individual No. 1,” which is defined as a “public figure, i.e., former president and current president-elect.”

Court documents show that in a Nov. 21 video, Tamayo-Torres said Trump and his “entire family” would “die.”

“You are vile scum,” Tamayo-Torres stated in court documents, before threatening to spit in his face.

Later in the same video, Tamayo-Torres allegedly threatened to “torture” and “murder” Trump.

Tamayo-Torres was accused of threatening the president or the president’s successor.

He was also charged with four counts of making false statements when purchasing a firearm. Investigators said he lied on federal forms while trying to buy a firearm from Shooter’s World, a gun store in Phoenix.

Court documents show that Tamayo-Torres falsely represented on forms that he was not a convicted felon and was not subject to a protection order that prevented him from possessing weapons. Investigators said Tamayo-Torres had a prior conviction for assault in California and his ex-wife took out a restraining order against him last year.

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