Police in Florida arrested a man for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump with a nuclear bomb during a recorded 9-1-1 call, reports said on Friday.
Justin Blaxton, a resident of Loxahatchee, Florida, made the call on February 26, identifying himself as “Justin Blaze” and repeatedly stating his intention to kill the president, according to authorities, the Daily Caller reported.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), Blaxton claimed to be a revenge-driven Confederate soldier who had hacked into missile silos and was preparing to launch bombs to destroy New York. “My missiles are attracted to Donald Trump’s towers,” he allegedly added.
PBSO’s affidavit claims that Blaxton stated he wanted a ride to the airport to assassinate Trump at the White House. In another statement, according to the police report, Blaxton allegedly said, “I want Donald Trump at my house. Tomorrow is his last day on earth.”
In adding, police said, Blaxton made additional threts, including “burning some houses down.”
“I’m a mass murderer come and get me,” he proclaimed, according to authorities.
Blaxton has been charged with threatening to use a destructive device, making a false report of a bomb or explosion, and making a false 911 call. His bond has been set at $35,000. According to CBS 12 News, Blaxton made his first court appearance for these charges on Wednesday.
The probable cause affidavit states that Blaxton has an “extensive history of mental illness.” On March 2, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) filed a Petition for Temporary Ex Parte Risk Protection Order against Blaxton, which was granted the following day.
John Russell, a former U.S. Secret Service agent, told CBS 12 News that mental illness was the most likely cause of the incident. He called Blaxton’s phone calls “probably the idle rant of somebody who’s mentally deranged.”
This is not Blaxton’s first encounter with the law. A PBSO booking document from June 2024 reveals that he was previously arrested on charges of larceny, battery, and resisting an officer, the Caller reported.
Then-GOP nominee Trump was nearly assassinated shortly after he began speaking at a rally in Butler, Pa., in July. The shooter, Thomas Crooks, nicked the 47th president’s right ear after he fired several rounds before being killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper team.
Crooks’ bullets killed one person and severely wounded another who were seated behind Trump at the venue.
In addition, Secret Service agents thwarted a second alleged attempt at Trump’s golf course in Palm Beach, Fla., less that two months later.
After he won the election, Trump announced that Secret Service agent Sean Curran, who had been the head of his department for years, would be the new director of the agency.
Curran, who had been with the agency for over two decades, led a team of about 85 agents dedicated to protecting the president. He has served in this role for the past two and a half years during Trump’s presidential campaign.
Curran developed the closest relationship with Trump of any current agent and was often positioned closest to him in the innermost ring of Secret Service security, tasked with safeguarding the reelected president on a daily basis, RealClearWire reported.
Curran was also one of the first agents to jump on top of Trump during the assassination attempt on the then-Republican nominee at a rally in Butler. He can be seen in the iconic photo of Trump, blood-stained and pumping his fist in the air, surrounded by agents and an American flag in the background.
