in World News Manhunt Underway for Arizona Sex Offender who Threatened to Kill Donald Trump at Border Visit
by Olivia Rondeau
An urgent manhunt is underway for an Arizona sex offender who allegedly threatened to assassinate former President Donald Trump during his Thursday visit to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Ronald Lee Syvrud — whom the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office described as a 66-year-old white man who stands at six feet tall, weighs 220 pounds, and wears glasses — allegedly made the unspecified threats on social media, the Daily Mail reported.
A press release from the sheriff’s office revealed that Syvrud, whose last known address is in Benson, has multiple open warrants in Wisconsin for DUI and failure to appear in court, as well as in Graham County, Arizona, for hit-and-run and failure to register a sex offender:
A 2023 mugshot that police provided shows that Syvrud has light-colored eyes, white hair, and a mustache.
While Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels did not say what specific threats against the former president were allegedly made, he told the Daily Mail that security around the border in Sierra Vista, where Trump is set to speak, has been ramped up, as it is “an open venue.”
The alleged assassination threats come just six weeks after an attempt on Trump’s life was made by 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.