Federal prosecutors accused a Southern California man of allegedly threatening to kill President Trump on Facebook after last year's election.
The Justice Department said in a press release Tuesday that the man was Thomas Eugene Streavel, 73, of San Bernardino County - was charged last week with three counts of threats against the president-elect.
An indictment on Tuesday listed a series of angry Facebook messages that allegedly involved Mr. Trump before and after the election, some of which expressed a desire to be assassinated.
The Justice Department said the allegations focused on three messages allegedly written in November.
Streve was arrested on Monday and pleaded not guilty during arraignment Tuesday. The Justice Department said in a statement that he was ordered to be released on a $10,000 bond.
The Secret Service is investigating the issue. Streavel's attorneys are not listed in the federal court database.
"The defendant is charged with threatening the life of our president - a man who has survived two attempts to make mistakes," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.
In last year's general election, Mr. Trump faced two attempts to assassinate. Shooter Hit Mr. Trump in the ear A man is in a butler, July rally in Pennsylvania charged Attempts to assassinate the then-presidential candidate at the Florida Golf Club in September.
If convicted, the maximum sentence for threats against the president or president-elect is five years - although judges make judgments, it is not uncommon for federal criminal defendants to receive fewer than the highest sentences.
In recent years, the Justice Department has regularly filed threatening charges against Trump, former President Mr. Joe Biden and other high-profile officials. Threat to officials - from Member of Congress Authorities say it is also rising for judges and prosecutors.
A Romanian man pleaded guilty on Monday Lead the ring This targeted dozens of MPs and former presidents with bomb threats and “strikes” calls, one of whom made a false police report with the aim of making a massive police response.