WATERBURY – Detectives from the Connecticut State Police Office of Counter Terrorism arrested one man after conducting an investigation into a threat against the Donald Trump rally Saturday.
State Police said that just before 1 p.m. the United States Secret Service contacted them regarding a threat posted on Twitter threatening to “bomb” the rally.
The tweet made reference to a bomb being detonated at the Trump rally in Waterbury, police said: “Is someone going to bomb the trump rally or am I going to have to?”
A second tweet warned the suspect’s friend to have his family members leave the rally so they wouldn’t be harmed, according to police.
The tweets, which were open to public view, came from Sean Taylor Morkys, 20, of Waterbury.
Police found Morkys at his Waterbury residence in Waterbury where he was interviewed. The Secret Service determined that Morkys did not pose an immediate threat.
At around 5 p.m., Morkys was arrested and released on $25,000 bond pending his court date in Waterbury Superior Court on Wednesday, May 4.
He was charged with first-degree threatening, inciting injury to person or property and second-degree breach of peace.
