Ronald Lee Syrvud, Benson, AZ sex offender wanted following threats to assassinate Donald Trump during Arizona border visit.
Arizona authorities have announced that they are seeking the whereabouts of a sex offender alleged to have threatened to kill former President Donald Trump on the same day that Trump will be at the Arizona border.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office in a Facebook release said 66-year-old Ronald Lee Syrvud from Benson is wanted on several outstanding warrants, including failure to register as a sex offender. The sheriff’s office is also searching for Syrvud in connection to recent threats made to kill the Republican presidential candidate.
Trump will be in Cochise County on Thursday. He will visit the same stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in Sierra Vista that his vice presidential running mate, Senator JD Vance, toured three weeks ago, AZ Family reported.
Syrvud has warrants out of Wisconsin for DUI and failure to appear for DUI and out of Graham County, Ariz., for hit and run and felony failure to register as a sex offender. The sheriff’s office also said he failed to register as a sex offender in Coconino County.
The release advising against a potential assassination threat against Trump comessix weeks after an assassination attempt on Trump’s life saw a bullet hit the former president’s ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels told DailyMail.com authorities have ramped up security ‘based on the threats made’, as he pointed out that the event is ‘in an open venue.’
The exact nature of the threats is unclear, however Sheriff Dannels said they were received ‘off social media.’
‘We have zero tolerance for any kind of threats or intents of violence, so we’ll find him. He’ll go to jail,’ Dannels said.
‘He’s a registered sex offender here in Cochise County, and we were looking for him. He’s out of compliance as part of his violations. So we’re looking for him on that.
‘We’re going to arrest him on that. But also the fact his pulse was obviously directed toward this event. So we want to talk to him about that.’
Syrvud is described as a 6-foot white male with white hair and green eyes and weighing 220 pounds.
Arizona officials said they believe Syrvud is at large in the border region, and are urgently attempting to locate him ahead of Trump’s visit.
If anyone has information on Syrvud’s whereabouts, call your local law enforcement agency or 911.
