Lutnick's Epstein Ties Heat Up Commerce Confirmation

0:00On April 6th, 820-year-old dude from Plant City, Florida just got hit with federal charges for threatening to kill President Trump. Nick Guadalupe Cruz Lopez posted on Instagram what look like himself holding an AR-15-style rifle inside a car with a caption saying, MAGA ON. The way to kill Trump, Fed say it's a straight felony, could land him up to five years behind bars. Secret Service caught wind of it quick thanks to Meta flagging the post on April 2nd. They had location data pinning at near Saint Pete Beach and license plate readers spotted his grey Honda there that day. Cell phone records and open-source digging on TikTok sealed the deal, leading agents right to his spot near Tampa. Cruz Lopez got booked Friday with the Justice Department dropping the news Monday. He walked out on $250,000 unsecured bail and his public defender hasn't commented yet. No word on a plea or trial date so far. This ain't isolated last week. Feds and Massachusetts charged a 45-year-old guy, Andrew Emerald, with eight counts of online threats against.

1:05Trump too. He posted wild stuff on Facebook about hunting him down or putting him in a body bag by 2026. Threats like these keep piling up. Showing how social media posts can turn into real federal heat overnight, and authorities are on it like hawks. I'm Corey with The Story, and you've been listening to U.S. News Today, AI-powered national coverage.