Turning Point table flipper threatened Trump, arrested by feds after firing from teaching assistant job: FBI
- A former teaching assistant, Derek Lopez, was charged with making threats against President Donald Trump and arrested by the FBI on October 28.
- Lopez made online threats, including saying, 'I’m gonna kill Donald Trump,' according to a federal affidavit obtained by the Daily Caller.
- Lopez was previously fired from Illinois State University after flipping a table at a Turning Point USA event, with the incident being captured on video.
- If convicted of making threats against Trump, Lopez faces up to five years in prison, as stated by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Illinois State U. Teaching Assistant Who Flipped TPUSA Table Now Arrested for Threatening Trump
"The suspect had already been told by the feds that certain threats of violence are not protected by the First Amendment" The post Illinois State U. Teaching Assistant Who Flipped TPUSA Table Now Arrested for Threatening Trump first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Fired Illinois State U. TA that flipped TPUSA table arrested for threats against Trump
An Illinois State University graduate teaching assistant fired this month after overturning a Turning Point USA table on campus has now been arrested for posts threatening President Donald Trump’s life. Derek Lopez, 27, was arrested after he allegedly posted threats on social media earlier this week, including one stating “I’m gonna kill Donald Trump,” reported the New York Post… Source
Disturbing Arrest Made In Sick Threat To Trump’s Life
A radical former teaching assistant from Illinois State University — who recently went viral for flipping a Turning Point USA table on campus — has now been arrested by federal agents for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump. According to a newly unsealed criminal complaint, Derek S. Lopez was taken into custody Tuesday evening […] The post Disturbing Arrest Made In Sick Threat To Trump’s Life appeared first on News Addicts.
Violent Liberal Arrested After Making Serious Threat To Trump
An Illinois man who reportedly flipped a table owned by the conservative campus group Turning Point USA and was later removed from his teaching assistant role at Illinois State University has now been arrested on federal charges after allegedly threatening to kill Donald Trump. The defendant, Derek S. Lopez, 27, of El Paso, Illinois, was taken into custody Tuesday night by federal agents and local authorities in conjunction with the Federal Bure…
Remember The Teaching Assistant Fired For Freaking Out At TPUSA Event? Police Just Charged Him For Separate Incident Over Trump
A former teaching assistant fired after footage showed him flipping over a Turning Point USA table was charged with threatening President Donald Trump.
Teaching assistant fired for flipping out at Turning Point USA event arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Trump
Derek Lopez, 27, was nabbed after he allegedly spewed a slew of vile threats on social media earlier this week -- including one where he boldly declared, “I’m gonna kill Donald Trump," according to the feds.
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