Politics · United States · 3 hrs ago
Kansas man arrested over alleged threats against Trump
A 24-year-old Kansas man was arrested after allegedly making threats against President Donald Trump online.
The Department of Justice says Jaden J. Read, of Clearwater, was arrested on October 17 after investigators examined Facebook comments about Trump's planned visit to Wichita.
The posts allegedly called for Trump to be shot and claimed Read had ammunition and had identified nearby rooftops.
The investigation began after someone contacted Crime Stoppers about comments beneath local news posts announcing Trump's visit.
Read faces a federal charge of threatening the president, which carries a possible prison sentence of up to five years.
He is being held in federal custody while awaiting a detention hearing.
The case comes after Trump was wounded in a 2024 shooting at a rally, where one attendee was killed and two others were injured.
A Kansas man was arrested and charged over alleged threats to shoot and kill President Donald Trump.
Jaden J. Read, 24, of Clearwater, was arrested on October 17, according to the Department of Justice.
Investigators said his Facebook posts referred to Trump’s planned October 19 appearance in Wichita and nearby rooftops.
Read faces a federal charge of threatening the president, which carries a potential prison sentence of up to five years.
He is being held in federal custody while awaiting a detention hearing.
- Who
- Jaden J. Read, a 24-year-old man from Clearwater, Kansas.
- What
- He was arrested and charged with threatening the president over alleged Facebook posts calling for Trump to be shot.
- When
- Read was arrested on October 17, 2026. The investigation began on October 15.
- Where
- Clearwater, Kansas; the posts concerned Trump’s planned appearance in Wichita.
- Why
- Authorities say the posts threatened Trump in connection with his planned visit to Wichita.
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Federal prosecutors said someone contacted Crime Stoppers about comments Read left beneath a KAKE News report.
Investigators found further comments beneath a KWCH 12 News report, and Read was arrested in Clearwater.
Trump was scheduled to appear in Wichita.
Read was held in federal custody while awaiting a detention hearing.
- Suspect
- Jaden J. Read, 24, of Clearwater, Kansas
- Arrest date
- October 17, 2026
- Federal charge
- Threatening the president
- Potential sentence
- Up to five years in prison
- Planned event
- Trump appearance in Wichita on October 19, 2026
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What people are saying
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