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A Palm Beach County man is facing up to 15 years in prison for making threats towards former President Trump, his running mate and their families.
68-year old Michael Wiseman of Jupiter was arrested on Friday after threatening social media posts from the man targeting Donald Trump and his VP pick JD Vance were pointed out by members of the community.
One such post on Facebook read "Trump and Vance should be murdered before turning us in to West Russia. No time like the present."
Jupiter Deputy Chief of Police Michael Barbera tells CBS 12 News that investigators are taking those words seriously.
"I think at this level of politics, the way things are going in this world, I think that all threats should be taken serious and investigated thoroughly."
Police say Wiseman admitted to writing the post but no weapons were found in his possession.
Wiseman is charged with a second degree felony for written threats to kill.
The arrest came less than a week after a lone gunman shot the former president in the ear in an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally.