COCHISE COUNTY, Arizona —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for a a threat to kill Donald Trump and after a manhunt took him into custody. The former President visited the border Thursday and will hold a rally there Friday.
Early Wednesday, the Cochise County, Arizona Sheriff's office issued an alert and asked for help searching for a 66-year-old Ronald Lee Syvud of Benson, Arizona for threats to kill a presidential candidate, according to a media release.
Late Thursday afternoon the sheriff's office reported Syvrud had been taken into custody without incident in Cochise County.
Syvrud also has outstanding warrants from the state of Wisconsin for DUI / Failure to Appear for DUI and from Graham County Arizona for Hit/Run and Felony Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office also has an absconder hold for him for failing to register as a sex offender.