(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Secret Service arrested on Thursday a seemingly schizophrenic man who had been making online threats against Presidents Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
According to the charging documents, Secret Service started noticing disturbing social media posts from the defendant, Cody Angeli, on May 5.
“How many shots do you think you can take @POTUS? What about you @POTUS45? What about you @POTUS44?” Angeli tweeted at Biden, Trump and Obama.
“I will not wait any longer. I will fuck you all up now @POTUS @POTUS45 @POTUS44 @JoeBiden @realDonaldTrump @Barack Obama,” he said in another tweet on May 4.
Angeli also threatened to “eliminate” Sens. Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell, as well as a “bunchhhhhh others.”
Angeli’s Twitter account was still online as of the publication of this article.
FYI @POTUS i hope you know you had permission to hack my cameras to show I’m moving to the beat just by knowing. Just feel like I’m being called a liar or something but no one’s telling me
It’s really just so cool. So many panic rooms because i just kept crying and only have…
— AuRa (@cody_angeli) May 9, 2024
Along with his apparent threats, Angeli also said he works for the CIA and that he’s the reincarnation of John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Angeli’s family told the Secret Service that he suffers from bipolar schizophrenia.
Secret Service agents also interviewed Angeli, who made similar remarks to them.
“ANGELI immediately asked us if we could ‘hear the music’ and then proceeded to turn up the volume on his cell phone. ANGELI stated his thoughts were being ‘stolen,’ that he was ‘God,’ and at one point he stated that he was John Fitzgerald Kennedy,” Secret Service John Rolander wrote in his affidavit. “He admitted that he made the posts and claimed his thoughts had been ‘stolen.’”
Angeli also told the agents that he believed his posts were protected by the First Amendment. One of the agents informed him that threatening to kill the President is not protected speech.
Angela said on Twitter that he apologized to the Secret Service for his posts.
Especially after secret service came and said never again and i said sorry just needed you all to think about your love now because it makes you so much better and happier seriously that’s your therapy session
— AuRa (@cody_angeli) May 9, 2024
When asked if he wanted to kill the President, Angeli told the Secret Service that he did not want to harm anyone, including himself. He further said he wound’t make any more threats on social media. But when an agent asked him if he’d seek mental health treatment, Angeli allegedly said he would not.
“He appeared to be experiencing severe mental distress,” Agent Rolander said in his affidavit.
The affidavit identified Angeli as a former employee of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. That allowed Headline USA to track down his LinkedIn page, which also lists him as a former employee of Monsanto.
The Secret Service arrested a schizophrenic man yesterday who had been posting death threats against Biden, Trump, Obama, Ted Cruz, Mitch and others
Seems to have a background in science. He lists Monsanto on his resume. pic.twitter.com/HI1j7sadtB
— Ken Silva (@JD_Cashless) May 10, 2024
Angeli’s resume states that he “specialized in protein and DNA extraction from small seed agricultural products to ensure greater than 99% varietal purity in order to maintain quality customer satisfaction.”
Angeli has a detention hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
Ken Silva is a staff writer at Headline USA. Follow him at twitter.com/jd_cashless.
