The Brief A Kansas man is accused of threatening to kill President Donald Trump during his Wichita rally. Jaden Read, 24, was arrested Saturday and charged with making threats against the president. Read is accused of making multiple violent threats on social media posts by local television news stations.



A Kansas man was arrested after repeated threats to assassinate President Donald Trump were posted on local television news stations' social media pages, including a claim to have scouted locations where he could shoot the commander in chief during Monday's rally near Wichita.

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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas revealed Monday that Jaden Read was arrested on Saturday and has been charged with making threats against the president. Read, 24, was taken into custody at his home in Clearwater, which is about a half-hour away from Wichita.

What they're saying:

 Political violence and threats of political violence will not be tolerated,  U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser said.  The first Amendment allows for robust disagreement but there are constraints. I caution people to stay within the bounds of constitutionally protected speech .

Threat found after Crime Stoppers tip

The Justice Department indicated Read's arrest came after authorities received a Crime Stoppers tip on Thursday about a threat posted on the local ABC affiliate KAKE's Facebook page as a response to a preview post about Trump's campaign rally.

The DOJ statement quoted the post as saying in a first post,  Let's shoot Trump honestly, where's our shooter? I'm tired of living this money life.  It was immediately followed by a second comment that read,  I just got a 308 and 305 round and I'm killing this pedo. 

More threats found elsewhere


In the second, the author hinted at looking for locations to shoot from. The Justice Department quoted th
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