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Florida man arrested for 'written threats to kill' Trump, Vance days after assassination attempt

The Florida man made multiple threats, including bodily harm, against Trump and Vance's families

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten Fox News
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BETHEL PARK, Penn – A Florida man was accused of making "written threats to kill" former President Trump and Sen. JD Vance and their families just days after a Pennsylvania man attempted to assassinate the 45th president.

The Jupiter Police Department announced that 68-year-old Michael M. Wiseman was arrested on Friday for charges for written threats to kill.

Authorities alleged that Wiseman wrote threats against the Republican presidential nominee and vice presidential nominee on his Facebook account and also made to members of the Trump and Vance families.

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Michael W. Wiseman

The Jupiter Police Department said in a news release that officers arrested Michael W. Wiseman on charges of written threats to kill. (Palm Beach County Jail)

The police department said it was notified of the threats, including bodily harm, by multiple members of the community.

Jupiter, Florida is about 20 miles, or an approximately 30-minute drive, north of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach.

"JPD coordinated the investigation with the United States Secret Service and the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office," the department said. "JPD officers took Wiseman into custody without incident."

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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    Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump touches the turnout coat of former Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department chief Corey Comperatore on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Thursday, July 18, 2024.  (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)

  • The casket of Corey Comperatore is carried into Cabot United Methodist Church
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    The casket of Corey Comperatore is carried into Cabot United Methodist Church in Cabot, Pennsylvania on Friday, July 19, 2024.  (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

  • A memorial for former Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department chief Corey Comperatore is displayed at his firehall
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    A memorial for former Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department chief Corey Comperatore is displayed at his firehall in Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.  (REUTERS/Carlos Osorio)

  • Members of the community mourn the death of Corey Comperatore on the morning of his funeral at Cabot United Methodist Church
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    Members of the community mourn the death of Corey Comperatore on the morning of his funeral at Cabot United Methodist Church in Cabot, Pennsylvania on Friday, July 19, 2024. Comperatore, a former fire chief and father of two, was killed on Saturday after being shot by the would-be Trump assassin in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

The threat came just days after Trump was shot at in a shocking attempt on the president's life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

On Saturday, July 13, as Trump was talking about immigration, the first shot from the would-be assassin was fired.

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Corey Comperatore, a firefighter, father and big fan of Trump, was shot in the head and killed.

Two other people — David Dutch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74 — were critically wounded.

Undated file photo of Thomas Matthew Crooks

Undated file photo of Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks is alleged to be the shooter in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

On Sunday, the FBI identified the gunman as Thomas Matthew Crooks. 

He was 20 years old and lived in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, about 50 miles from the rally site. 

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He graduated with an associate's degree in engineering from a local community college and worked at a nursing and rehabilitation center. 

So far, investigators have not revealed Crooks' motive.

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. 

She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.

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