US Presidential Polls 2024: FBI arrests Tyler Anderson for alleged plot to kill Vivek Ramaswamy
AP, the US Attorney's office chose not to disclose the candidate's name. Nevertheless, a representative for Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed on Monday that the threatening text messages were aimed at his campaign. “We are grateful to law enforcement for their swiftness and professionalism in handling this matter and pray for the safety of all Americans," Stefan Mychajliw, deputy communications director, said in a statement.
Also Read: ‘Somebody’s got their phone…', Vivek Ramaswamy's embarrassing hot mic moment during X Space event with Elon Musk Tyler Anderson, a 30-year-old resident of Dover, was taken into custody on Saturday and charged with sending a threat using interstate commerce. During his initial court appearance on Monday, Anderson remained silent except for acknowledging his understanding of the proceedings when prompted by the judge. His court-appointed attorney opted not to provide comments after the hearing, and a detention hearing has been set for Thursday.
As per court documents, the individual received a text message from the candidate's campaign on Friday, informing him about Monday's breakfast event in Portsmouth. Also Read: How Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and his wife Apoorva met | Watch video In response, the campaign staff received two threatening text messages, as outlined in an affidavit from an FBI agent. One message conveyed a threat to shoot the candidate in the head, while the other threatened to kill everyone present at the event and desecrate their corpses.
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