A former teaching assistant who was fired by Illinois State University was arrested in a joint operation by FBI and Secret Service agents on Tuesday.
Derek Lopez, 27, has been charged with threatening President Donald Trump, according to the bureau.
“The arrest follows a month-long investigation regarding Lopez’s online and in-person activities,” according to an FBI memo “Lopez is alleged to have recently made threats against a sitting President, which prompted the current federal charges.”
Lopez, who was a graduate student, was fired from his role as a teaching assistant at Illinois State University after a viral video showed him flipping over a table that belonged to Turning Point USA chapter members on campus.
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