A Florida man named Glen DeCicco was arrested after allegedly making online threats to kill President Donald Trump on Facebook. He was arrested on Friday, April 4, and charged with making written threats to kill.
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According to a Jupiter Police Department
press release, police arrested Glen DeCicco after being alerted of concerning Facebook posts. In them, DeCicco allegedly threatened to kill President Trump, including two Friday morning posts.According to The Washington Times, DeCicco first captioned a post that read "ass-ass-inate!" at 9:33 a.m. Seven minutes later, at 9:40 a.m., DeCicco allegedly posted a more direct and troubling threat. "Winning strategy: buy QQQ, sell SQQQ today; shoot Trump tomorrow," the post read.
Other posts included, as per the New York Post, criticism of Trump's tariffs as well as support for the University of Connecticut during March Madness.
"Detectives and Special Agents interviewed the suspect and he was taken into custody by JPD without incident," the police department post concludes. Reportedly, both the Jupiter Police Department and the United States Secret Service worked together during the investigation.
On X, United States Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi addressed the case.
"Thank you Jupiter (FL) PD for your swift response & partnership," he wrote. "Threats against @POTUS or any Secret Service protectee are taken very seriously. Our success often starts with tips from the public so please continue to report suspicious activity to police."
