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Sword-Wielding Massachusetts Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill Trump, FBI Says

Andrew Emerald made multiple threats on Facebook, according to investigators.
Sword-Wielding Massachusetts Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill Trump, FBI Says
Special agents and officers on the FBI Boston's Western Massachusetts Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Andrew D. Emerald, of Great Barrington, Mass., April 1, 2026, for allegedly threatening to injure and kill President Donald Trump. FBI
Jill McLaughlin
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FBI agents arrested a sword-wielding Massachusetts man on April 1 for allegedly posting messages on Facebook threatening to injure and kill President Donald Trump.

Agents and officers with the FBI Boston’s Western Massachusetts Joint Terrorism Task Force forced open the door of Andrew Emerald’s Great Barrington apartment at 6 a.m. with a battering ram after he didn’t answer, according to court documents.

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