A man has vented his anger about potential violence resulting from the election, considering alignment with Antifa in his protest. In a Detroit suburb, authorities apprehended a male individual of 25 years of age on charges of purportedly issuing death threats against the ex-President of the United States, Donald Trump. The sequence of legal proceedings was triggered by a Reddit user who reported on September 23rd, concerning a couple of unsettling user accounts titled ‘ShootUpTrumpRally’ and ‘PlanningToShootTrump’ that appeared to be focusing their threats on Trump.
The IP addresses linked to these accounts paved the way for law enforcement to identify their origin. The trails led them to the University of Michigan, raising the first round of suspicions. Unrest continued as the FBI National Threat Operations Center in West Virginia became the receiver of a clandestine online threat aimed at socially conservative Christians on November 2nd.
” I am prepared to launch an assault against the conservative Christian community in retaliation to Trump’s possible victory in the election,” was the alarming content of the threat. To amplify the severity of the situation, the threat conveyed that a stolen AR-15 rifle was in the individual’s possession.
In an obstreperous tone, the threat declared that law enforcement remains incapacitated until the attack has been executed. The challenge of catching the threat issuer from his digital footprints successfully landed law enforcement at the doorstep of one Isaac Sissel. The IP address responsible for the threat connected them to a cell phone in Sissel’s possession.
Upon contact at a Canton, Michigan-based Travelodge on Monday, Sissel was put under scrutiny. Despite the threats of violence, a search of Sissel’s hotel premises revealed zero evidence of firearms or ammunition. However, an interesting turn of events unfolded as Sissel admitted to possessing a chemical irritant.
As he motioned to access the irritant from his pocket, officers interjected and halted his move. The accumulation of Sissel’s raging emotions against Trump was portrayed in his statements submitted in the affidavit. According to his declarations, Sissel brandished Trump as a threat, employing derogatory terms to express his frustration.
Expressing his intense detestation, Sissel stated that the former president should have been on the receiving end of an assassination plot, positing that his death could have ushered in a preferable situation. However, a distinction was made in his statement as he professed his disinclination to carry out such an act personally.
Sissel declared his unwillingness to murder Trump. Yet, he also acknowledged that if he became aware of an impending assassination attempt on Trump, he would feel morally obliged not to step in. This admission served as further testimony to his deep resentment for Trump.
Furthermore, Sissel prophesied potential turbulence during the election period. He divulged his thoughts on the possibility of civil unrest and volatility escalating in correlation with the turn of events. Articulating his inclination towards protest, he expressed his intent to potentially align with Antifa.