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Arizona man accused of threatening to kill Trump nabbed after manhunt during former president's border visit
After a manhunt Thursday, Arizona authorities arrested a man they say threatened to kill former President Trump before a planned campaign event in the Copper State.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital it took 66-year-old Ronald Lee Syvrud into custody without incident. He was arrested around 2:30 p.m. local time in Cochise County.
Cochise County public information officer Carol Capas told Fox News Digital Syvrud made threatening posts on social media targeting Trump over a period of two days.
The sheriff’s office said earlier that Syvrud has outstanding warrants from the state of Wisconsin for DUI and failure to appear for DUI and from Graham County, Arizona, for hit-and-run and felony failure to register as a sex offender.
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Ronald Lee Syvrud (Cochise County Sheriff’s Office)
Syvrud is listed on the Wisconsin Department of Corrections sex offender registry for “second-degree sexual assault of a child” with an Arizona address.
Court records reviewed by Fox News Digital show Syvrud was most recently charged with assault in June, but that was dropped in July.
The sheriff’s office posted on Facebook that Syvrud was being sought “as an investigative lead for threats to kill a presidential candidate” but later confirmed that it was Trump specifically.
Additional charges against Syvrud are pending.
The threat against former President Trump’s life comes after the assassination attempt on the Republican presidential nominee during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month.
The sheriff’s office told Fox News Digital there are “no known ties to Pennsylvania, and we are working with local, state and federal agencies.”
The former president held his first outdoor rally Wednesday since the assassination attempt, speaking behind a wall of bulletproof glass at a podium in Asheboro, North Carolina.
Former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, speaks behind bulletproof glass during a campaign rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, N.C., Aug. 21, 2024. (Peter Zay/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump was visiting the southern border in Cochise County, Arizona, Thursday while continuing to campaign for the November election. He’s been spending the week campaigning across battleground states.
At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Trump appeared unaware of the manhunt when asked for comment. The former president said he was aware it might be “dangerous” for him to be there, but “I have a job to do.”
“I haven’t heard about that. They probably want to keep it from me,” Trump said, when asked to respond to the manhunt. “Thank you for telling me. Let’s get out of here, right now,” Trump joked. He again thanked the reporter for telling him.
Trump then pivoted to remarks on the assassination attempt in Butler, saying he has “great respect for the Secret Service” who jumped “on top of me with bullets flying.”
“I have great respect. But, no, I haven’t heard that,” Trump said, referring back to the manhunt. “But I’m not that surprised. And the reason is because I want to do things that are very bad for the bad guys.
Fox News’ Alicia Acuna later asked Trump whether the threats against him that sparked a manhunt made him want to change the way he does events.
“I’ve heard about that. But I have to do my job. It’s a job. It’s a dangerous job, but I have to do my job,” Trump said.
The U.S. Secret Service told Fox News Digital it was aware of and tracking the manhunt in Arizona and referred all further inquiries to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office for further comments, including potential ties to Butler.
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A 34-year-old woman from the harbor region of Los Angeles has been arrested and charged with four felonies after allegations she was stealing from elderly clients whom she worked for as a caregiver, officials announced earlier this week.
In a news release, detectives with the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department say Isela “Izzy” Ruiz, a resident of Wilmington, forged checks stolen from elderly victims, cashed them and stole jewelry from their homes.
An investigation into the 34-year-old led to her arrest on Aug. 18 in the city of Carson, police said.
The following day, authorities at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged Ruiz with four felony counts in connection with the investigation.
Investigators believe there are likely more victims and ask anyone with information about this case to contact PVEPD Det. Joe Marino at 310-378-4211 by email at jmarino@pvestates.org.
Ruiz was booked at the Palos Verdes Estates PD jail where she’s being held on $195,000 bail. Authorities added that a “probation hold” was placed on the 24-year-old by the L.A. County Probation Department.
A business owner whose West Hollywood bike shop has been broken into three times in the past three weeks is offering a reward to anyone who can find the burglars.
Bikes and Hikes LA Tours is a popular shop located on the 7700 block of Santa Monica Boulevard.
Unfortunately, the shop has also become a popular target for a pair of thieves and owner Danny Roman is sick of it.
Roman said his shop has been burglarized three times in less than a month and is now offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspects.
The most recent break-in occurred Tuesday morning when two thieves were seen on surveillance video using a hammer to gain entry into the shop.
The suspects left with an estimated $25,000 in merchandise but also left behind a vape pen and a lock Roman is hoping can be used as evidence.
He told KTLA that he has been in contact with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department asking for increased patrols and a detective to review the security footage.
Roman said he plans to buy a more sophisticated surveillance and security system to keep his store safe.
Two would-be motorcycle thieves were thwarted by an Arizona homeowner’s quick thinking this week.
The bandits were caught in broad daylight on-camera, and with their pants down – literally.
“I was dialing 911 as I banged on the window,” said homeowner Krystal Hobeiche to FOX 10 Phoenix.
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Luckily, both homeowners Krystal Hobeiche and Eric Smith were home at the time of the attempted theft.
“It looks like a fake video somebody would make. Like, let’s try to get viral with this guys pants falling down, trying to steal a motorcycle. Except it was my motorcycle, so I’m pretty sure it wasn’t fake,” Eric said to FOX 10 Phoenix.
Phoenix police are searching for two would-be motorcycle thieves caught on camera and with their pants down after a homeowner stopped them in the act. (KSAZ)
Hobeiche shared with FOX 10 Phoenix that she was “a little shocked at what I was seeing.”
“Around 6:45 a.m. on 8/14/24, officers responded to the area of 8000 South 53rd Avenue regarding an attempted stolen vehicle,” read a statement to Fox News Digital from Phoenix PD. “When officers arrived, they contacted the owner of a motorcycle who stated that they observed unknown suspect(s) attempting to steal the motorcycle.”
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According to Phoenix police, the two unknown suspects “took off from the area” after being confronted by the homeowner.
“I want this video to get as much exposure as possible. Exposure because of the butt,” said Smith to FOX 10 Phoenix.
Homeowner and motorcycle owner Eric Smith told FOX 10 Phoenix, “We can find these guys and hopefully get them some good fitting pants in jail.” (KSAZ)
“But as many people to see the video as possible so we can find these guys and hopefully get them some good fitting pants in jail,” Smith added.
The motorcycle remains safe at home with Smith and Hobeiche after the attempted theft.
Both homeowners and the motorcycle are safe after an attempted theft early in the morning last Wednesday. (KSAZ)
“You know after the moment you start thinking back at it, did they have a weapon? Are they going to get a gun from their truck? Are they going to come back?” Krystal shared with FOX 10 Phoenix. “I’m hoping they get caught so they don’t do it to anybody else.”
The two suspects are yet to be identified or brought into custody and the incident remains part of an ongoing investigation.
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