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Florida Man Charged After Instagram Threat to Kill President Trump

Prosecutors say the Secret Service swiftly traced the Instagram threat to a suspect.

Overview

  • Nick Guadalupe Cruz-Lopez, 20, was arrested in Plant City hours after an April 2 Instagram post that showed him with a rifle and said “MAGA Otw to kill trump.”
  • Prosecutors in the Middle District of Florida filed a criminal complaint charging him with making a threat to kill the President.
  • The U.S. Secret Service conducted the investigation and located him the day the post appeared.
  • He faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Ross Roberts handling the prosecution.
  • Officials said a complaint is only a charge and did not disclose further details, including whether the rifle in the photo was recovered.