US EditionMan Arrested over Online Posts Calling for Trump's Execution
Trent Schneider faces up to five years for online threats linked to personal financial stress and foreclosure, authorities said.
- On Monday, Trent Schneider, 57, was taken into custody at his Winthrop Harbor, Illinois home after the Secret Service and a Lake County Sheriff's Office SWAT team executed search and arrest warrants; federal authorities in Chicago processed him and held his initial court appearance.
- Facing foreclosure, Schneider repeatedly referenced an auction date of 11.04 in social posts while public and court records confirm his home, located about one mile from the Wisconsin border, is in foreclosure and a Rocket Mortgage case lists Nov. 4 online.
- On Oct. 16 Schneider posted a video to Instagram threatening to acquire guns and harm people he named, while reposting a cartoon image of President Donald Trump roughly 20 times with a caption referencing 11.04.
- Schneider faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted and prosecutors are seeking his detention pending trial, with a detention hearing set for November 6.
- The U.S. Secret Service is leading the protective intelligence investigation and credited the Lake County Sheriff's Office and Winthrop Harbor Police Department for their assistance.
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Winthrop Harbor man charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump: officials
Toward the end of his court appearance Monday, Trent Schneider told Judge Jeffrey Gilbert, "Thursday, you would have all your facts straight," and asked if he could get an apology by then.
Lake County man charged with threatening to kill President Trump
A Lake County man was charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump, according to a release from the U.S. attorney's office.Trent Schneider, 57, of Winthrop Harbor was ordered detained when he appeared in court Monday on charges of "making a threat in interstate commerce to injure a person." He allegedly posted a video on Instagram threatening to buy guns and kill Trump, according to a criminal complaint."I'm going to get some guns," h…
Illinois man allegedly threatens Trump execution in profanity-laced videos, faces federal charges
Trent Schneider of Illinois faces federal charges for allegedly posting Instagram videos calling for President Donald Trump's execution, prompting a Secret Service investigation.
Illinois man arrested for threatening to kill President Trump
A man from suburban Chicago has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill President Trump, according to prosecutors. The arrest took place on Monday, when 57-year-old Trent Schneider of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, was taken into custody and charged with making a threat in interstate commerce to injure a person, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. Schneider made his initial court appearance in Chica…
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