FBI brokers shoot Utah man suspected of threatening Biden as they tried to serve him a warrant

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man accused of creating threats in opposition to President Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI brokers hours earlier than the president was anticipated to land within the state Wednesday, authorities mentioned.

Special brokers have been making an attempt to serve a warrant on the house of Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, south of Salt Lake City, when the taking pictures occurred at 6:15 a.m., the FBI mentioned in an announcement.

Biden is scheduled to fly to Utah late Wednesday. The taking pictures is beneath overview by the FBI.

Court paperwork allege Robertson referenced a “presidential assassination” and likewise allege threats in opposition to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Attorney General Merrick Garland and New York AG Letitia James.

“The time is right for a presidential assassination or two. First Joe then Kamala!!!” authorities say Robertson wrote in a September 2022 Facebook publish included within the filings. No lawyer was instantly listed for Robertson in courtroom paperwork.

Biden is in the midst of a visit to the Western United States. He spent Wednesday in New Mexico, the place he spoke at a manufacturing unit that may produce wind towers, and is scheduled to fly to Utah later within the day.

On Thursday, he’s anticipated to go to a Veterans Affairs hospital to speak in regards to the PACT Act, which expanded veterans advantages, and maintain a reelection fundraiser.

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