Man Threatens Trump, Wields Sword in Arrest

0:00It's April 2nd. Welcome to U.S. News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A 45-year-old Massachusetts man named Andrew Emerald got arrested this week for posting threats on Facebook to kill President Donald Trump. Federal prosecutors hit him with eight charges over post from last year, where he talked about hunting Trump down at Mar-a-Lago if the president wasn't gone by 2026. The post caught the FBI's eye after a tip from someone who warned Emerald it was illegal. He brushed it off, saying he'd been at it for a decade, and even threatened cops if they showed up. When agents wrote up to his place in Great Barrington to cuff him, Emerald came out swinging a long-sword he bragged about online before. He told them they'd have to shoot him first. Crisis negotiators and local police talked him down over the phone, and he surrendered peacefully. They searched his home and grabbed several bladed weapons. People pleaded not guilty in court, and stays locked up without bail until his detention hearing on Monday. This case shows how online rants can turn real quick when blades get involved.