Man Arrested for Death Threats Against Trump During Arizona Border Visit

The former president said he was unaware that a manhunt was underway but he knows he faces danger during his third run for the presidency.

Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump walks along the U.S.–Mexico border south of Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Aug. 22, 2024. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

MONTEZUMA PASS, Ariz.—As former President Donald Trump was heading out of Cochise County, Arizona, on Aug. 22, police were arresting a local man suspected of making death threats against the presidential candidate.

Police identified the suspect as Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, from the city of Benson. The former president said he had been unaware that a manhunt for the suspect was underway during his campaign stop at the U.S.-Mexico border wall.