A Florida man was arrested Friday after making threats on social media to former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, according to a news release from the Jupiter City Police Department.
Michael Martin Wiseman was also accused of threatening the Trump and Vance families with physical harm, according to Jupiter police.
Police were alerted to “multiple” threats made by Wiseman by residents “who expressed their concerns in person” and through online tips about the perpetrator, the news release said.
Wiseman was taken into police custody without incident on Friday after multiple law enforcement agencies investigated the tips and Wiseman’s Facebook account, according to the news release.
The investigation was conducted by Jupiter police in coordination with the United States Secret Service and the Palm Beach County district attorney’s office, officials noted.
Wiseman was accused of writing threats to kill or harm him and had his first court appearance Saturday morning, according to Palm Beach County online court records.
His next court date is Aug. 19. His attorney, Tama Kudman, declined to comment when reached by phone Saturday.
Wiseman is being held without bond at the Palm Beach County Main Detention Center, according to online records from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
A CNN International reached out to the Trump-Vance campaign and the Secret Service about Wiseman’s arrest.
With information from Carlos Suarez, from CNN Internacional
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