A manhunt is underway in Arizona for a suspect who threatened to kill former President Trump ahead of a rally in the Copper State on Thursday.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect as 66-year-old Ronald Lee Syvrud.
The sheriff’s office said Syvrud has outstanding warrants from the state of Wisconsin for DUI, failure to appear for DUI and from Graham County, Arizona, for hit-and-run and felony failure to register as a sex offender.
The sheriff’s office said it also has an absconder hold for Syvrud for failing to register as a sex offender.
Syvrud is listed on the Wisconsin Department of Corrections sex offender registry for “second-degree sexual assault of a child” with an Arizona address.
Court records reviewed by Fox News Digital show Syvrud was most recently charged with assault in June, but that was dropped in July.
The sheriff’s office posted on Facebook that Syvrud is being sought “as an investigative lead for threats to kill a presidential candidate,” but did not elaborate. Fox News Digital later confirmed that the “presidential candidate” is Trump.
The threat against former President Trump’s life comes after the assassination attempt on the Republican presidential nominee during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month.
The sheriff’s office told Fox News Digital that there are “no known ties to Pennsylvania, and we are working with local, state, and federal agencies.”
The former president held his first outdoor rally on Wednesday since the assassination attempt, speaking behind a wall of bulletproof glass at a podium in Asheboro, North Carolina.
Trump is visiting the southern border in Cochise County, Arizona, Thursday while continuing to campaign for the November election. He’s been spending the week campaigning across battleground states.
At a Thursday afternoon press conference, Trump appeared to be unaware of the manhunt when asked for comment. The former president said he was aware it might be “dangerous” for him to be there but nevertheless, “I have a job to do.”
“I haven’t heard about that. They probably want to keep it from me,” Trump said, when asked to respond to the manhunt. “Thank you for telling me. Let’s get out of here, right now!” Trump joked. He again thanked the reporter for telling him.
The U.S. Secret Service told Fox News Digital it is aware of and tracking the manhunt in Arizona and referred all further inquiries to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office for further comments, including potential ties to Butler.
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Typical democrat brain dead pawn!
Lying Democrats creating more Tom Crooks types!
Heard a Democrat candidate on radio this morning still pimping all the usual lies from Tampon Timmie Walz that have all now been proven to be lies!
1. Keep Govt out of people’s lives, “mind their own business”? Nope, Tampon created a Govt Snitch Line!
2. Coach Tampon? Nope, he was the Coach’s assistant, carried the water bottles
3. Protect children? Nope, Tampon takes kids away from parents who try to prevent secret surgical mutilation of them!
4. Tampon was “in war”? Nope, he went AWOL!
5. Tampon retired a Command Sergeant Major? Nope, “Command” stripped from him for cowardice!
6. Tampon’s common sense? Nope, ordered tampons into 4th grade boys’ restrooms!
7. Tampon’s Kids Lunch Program? Turned into a GIANT EMBEZZLEMENT SCANDAL with 70 people indicted!
8. Tampon for Law and Order? Nope, allowed BLM to burn Minnesota’s cities down! Refused help from Pres. Trump…
9. Tampon only loves and is loyal to USA? Nope, Communist Tampon made 30+ trips to Communist China paid for by China!
10. Tampon/wife had kids by IVF? Nope, used a different procedure!
11. and many more…
(look up any you don’t believe!) (Feel free to repeat this list anywhere…)