Ex-Kentucky Cop Charged With Making Threats To Kill Trump On Social Media

The Twitter app is seen with an image of US president Donald Trump in the background in this photo illustration on December 4, 2017. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)
The Twitter app is seen with an image of US president Donald Trump in the background in this photo illustration on December 4, 2017. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Kentucky police officer has been charged with threatening President Donald Trump on social media.

Federal prosecutors say 37-year-old Andrew Long Ryan was indicted Wednesday on two counts of making threats against the president. The Greenbrier, Tennessee, resident is a former police officer in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Authorities say that in two social media posts on May 28 and May 29, Ryan posted “Death is coming” and “I will kill Donald Trump if you don’t follow my leaders (sic) lead.” Trump visited Nashville on May 29.

Prosecutors say law enforcement seized firearms from Ryan’s home in February and expressed concern that his threatening behavior would lead to mass violence.

Andrew Brandon is the public defender assigned to represent Ryan. He said Thursday that Ryan plans to plead not guilty.

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  1. Superfluous, Donnie already does a stellar job of killing himself on social media…

    The Greenbrier, Tennessee, resident is a former police officer in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

    PTSD survivor of the Bowling Green Massacre?

  2. Imagine how long the list of wannabe’s is?
    It’s a wonder it hasn’t been attempted already.

  3. As big a group as Donnie’s coronation crowd, that’s for sure.

  4. Is this what he said?

    “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody the president and I wouldn’t lose voters any sleep.”

  5. Without diminishing the idea of personal responsibility, I suspect we’ll be seeing more of this as time passes.

    Violent threats are being increasingly normalized for the current generation of young Americans.

    I fear we may reap a bitter harvest from what Trump and his GOP enablers continue to sow day after day.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrX3Ql31URA

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