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A Butler, Pennsylvania man has been charged with making online threats to assault and murder President Donald Trump as well as other officials. Butler was the location of an attempt on Trump's life at a July campaign rally last year.
According to the Department of Justice, 32-year-old Shawn Monper was taken into custody by the FBI, with the assistance of the Butler Township Police Department, and was detained. A hearing is set for April 14.
On April 8, the FBI’s National Threat Operations Section received an emergency disclosure regarding threats made by a YouTube user called "Mr Satan." Authorities found that the threatening statements occurred between January 15, five days before Trump entered office again, and April 5. An investigation revealed that the internet activity associated with the account corresponded with Monper’s address.
The investigation also revealed that Monper obtained a firearms permit just after Trump’s inauguration. He allegedly wrote using the Mr Satan account in February, "I have bought several guns and been stocking up on ammo since Trump got in office." A March comment stated, "Eventually im going to do a mass shooting, and one week later he allegedly wrote, "I have been buying 1 gun a month since the election, body armor, and ammo."
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