Southern Arizona man arrested after allegedly threatening Trump during candidate's border visit

BISBEE, Arizona (AP) — A southern Arizona man was arrested for allegedly making death threats against Donald Trump on social media, authorities said Thursday, the same day the Republican former president and 2024 candidate was in the area to Visit the US-Mexico border.

The Cochise County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, of the town of Benson, in the same county as the border area Trump visited that afternoon and that his running mate, Senator JD Vance, has visited in recent weeks.

The sheriff's office said Syvrud was arrested during a traffic stop around 2:30 p.m.

“As part of the operational plan for today's visit by US President Donald Trump, locating this individual was a priority,” the agency said in a statement.

An online search did not reveal any social media accounts in Syvrud's name or contact information for him. His name did not immediately appear on the county jail's inmate list, and there was no information yet on whether he had a court date or an attorney who could speak on his behalf.

The sheriff's office said Syvrud had multiple warrants out for his arrest in Wisconsin for drunken driving and failure to appear in court. He was also charged with hit and run in Graham County, Arizona, and failure to register as a sex offender in Coconino County, Arizona.

Trump survived a Assassination attempt 13 JulyThis Wednesday, at his first outdoor rally Since the attack, he has spoken behind bulletproof glass in North Carolina at a national security event.

__ This story has been corrected to show that authorities now say the suspect's last name is Syvrud, not Syrvud.