Craig Robertson, who posted violent threats against US President Joe Biden and other officials online was shot dead during an FBI raid on Wednesday, in Provo, Utah.
Agents were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on Craig Robertson at his home in Utah, just hours ahead of a planned visit to the state by Biden.
A criminal complaint outlined messages that Robertson made on Facebook including pictures of guns and threats to kill Biden and Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney leading an investigation into a hush-money payment by Trump to an adult film star.
According to the complaint, other messages targeted US Attorney General Merrick Garland and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The complaint said Robertson came to the attention of federal agents in March after he posted a threat against Mr Bragg on Truth Social, the social network owned by Mr Trump. The company alerted the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center.
FBI agents then visited the suspect, who told them that the post was a „dream” and ended the conversation by saying: „We’re done here! Don’t return without a warrant!”
Later posts by Robertson referenced his encounter with the agents, showed him in camouflage used by snipers, and repeatedly threatened public officials, reports the BBC.
The messages continued as late as Tuesday, when he posted: „Perhaps Utah will become famous this week as the place a sniper took out Biden the Marxist”.
The FBI declined to give more details.
Unnamed law enforcement sources told The Associated Press that Robertson was armed when the incident took place. The FBI released a statement saying the shooting was under review.
At the time of his death, Robertson faced three felony counts, including making interstate threats, making threats against the president and influencing, impeding and retaliating against federal law enforcement officers by threat, reports AlJazeera.
Biden will make his first visit to Utah as president today, Thursday.
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