The FBI fatally shot a man this Wednesday when agents were carrying out a search and arrest warrant in Provo, south of Salt Lake City (Utah), federal officials reported. That man had launched threats against US President Joe Biden, who was scheduled to visit that state hours later.
Special agents went to the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson and the shooting took place, around six in the morning. Robertson had posted on the Internet in which he claimed to know that the president was going to Utah, so he was going to put on his bulletproof vest and "dust off the 24mm rifle." In those texts he implied that he had many other weapons.
There were also references to "a presidential assassination." There were threats against other public officials, such as the Manhattan prosecutor, Alvin Bragg, who last April filed the first indictment against Donald Trump, for the alleged falsehood to cover up the payment of a bribe to a porn actress with whom he allegedly had an affair. an extramarital sexual relationship. According to the documentation, he described Bragg as a political charlatan with ties to George Soros and preparing to kill him in a parking lot.
Apart from this recent threat against the president, Robertson already left texts on Facebook in 2022 where he declared his intentions. “First Joe, then Kamala,” referring to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Once the shooting became known, officers did not release any further information about an event that remained under FBI investigation. Biden was in New Mexico in the morning and in the afternoon he traveled to Utah.
The president was informed of this matter. “The incident began when special agents attempted to carry out a search and arrest warrant at a Provo residence. Subject died," the FBI said. No agent was injured.
The US secret service issued a statement indicating that they were aware of the investigation of an individual who made threats against the president. "We are always coordinated with the security forces," they stressed, without meddling in the matter as it was an FBI case.
