A West Palm Beach man has been arrested after a series of online posts calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump.
According to the New York Post, Shannon Depararro Atkins was taken into custody during a traffic stop on Friday evening following a tip about his posts. During the stop, authorities also allegedly found Atkins in possession of cocaine. Public records indicate that Atkins has been a registered Democrat since 2008.
The New York Post detailed several of Atkins’ online posts that led to his arrest:
“America needs one good bullet to be saved,” Atkins allegedly wrote on Facebook on Jan. 19, a day before Trump was inaugurated for his second term.Two hours later the same day, Atkins confessed on his Facebook page that he’d been banished from Elon Musk’s X.I’ve been banned from “X”, because I said I hope and pray someone kills him,” he wrote in an apparent reference to Trump. “History is supposed to repeat itself. We haven’t had an assassination in years.”He allegedly kept going, writing later in the day, “Bullets please. Please Jesus! Save America” over an image of a meme calling inauguration day a “day of mourning.”On Friday, he reposted a meme showing the president with his late first wife Ivanka Trump that included the phrase, “I hope they get back together soon.” Atkins allegedly included a row of smiling emojis with the post.
Given President Trump’s history of surviving two assassination attempts, it’s no surprise that the Secret Service is taking all threats against him very seriously. I am glad to see another deranged man taken off the street.
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