update: Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Reports The suspect is currently in custody.
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An emergency manhunt is underway for an Arizona sex offender who reportedly threatened to assassinate former President Donald Trump during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday.
According to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office, Ronald Lee Sivrad, a 66-year-old white man described as 6 feet tall, weighing 220 pounds and wearing glasses, allegedly made unspecified threats on social media. Daily Mail Reported.
According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, Sivrad, whose last known address is in Benson, has multiple warrants for his arrest in Wisconsin for DUI and failure to appear in court, as well as an outstanding warrant in Graham County, Arizona for hit-and-run and failure to register as a sex offender.
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Contributor Cochise County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Mark J. Dannels On Thursday, August 22, 2024
A 2023 mugshot provided by police shows Sivrud has light-colored eyes, white hair and a mustache.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels did not reveal the specific threats made against the former president, but Daily Mail Sierra Vista, where President Trump is scheduled to speak, is an “open venue” and security has been stepped up along the border.
The alleged death threat comes just six weeks after 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to kill Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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Trump was slightly injured when a bullet grazed his ear, but spectators Corey Comperatore He was shot dead in front of his family, along with two other men. Injured By gunfire.
According to the records, Daily Mail According to the video, Sivlerd was previously a registered Democrat and has a lengthy criminal record, including a 2000 conviction for second-degree sexual assault of a child.
“We have zero tolerance for any threats or intent of violence, so we’re going to find him. He’s going to be taken to jail,” Dannels said. “He’s a registered sex offender here in Cochise County and we were looking for him. He’s breaking the rules as part of his violations, so we’re looking for him for that.”
“We intend to arrest him on that matter, but the fact is that his pulse was clearly on this incident, so we would like to speak to him about that,” the sheriff added.
