A man accused of having written letters threatening to assassinate US President Donald Trump was supervised, investigators said.
Ramon Morales-Reyes, a 54-year-old undocumented immigrant, was arrested last week after officials said they threatened to shoot Trump. He faces an expulsion hearing on Wednesday.
In a legal file, the prosecutors now claim that the letters have been written by Demertric Deshawn Scott, which should be tried on allegations which he has attacked and deprived of Mr. Morales-Reyes.
Mr. Scott was accused of intimidation of witnesses, theft of identity and violation of the deposit. He told investigators that he had written the letters to prevent Morales-Reyes from testifying in the flight case, according to court documents.
In an interview after his arrest on May 22, Mr. Morales-Reyes told investigators that he suspected that Mr. Scott wanted to “have trouble” after having accused him of theft.
Mr. Morales-Reyes does not speak commonly English, and his writing is “completely different” of writing on letters, according to the file of the court.
Milwaukee police – The most populous city in Wisconsin – then questioned Mr. Scott, who “admitted that he had written everything about letters and wraps himself”.
“When asked what was going on by his head when writing the letters, the accused said” freedom “,” said the file.
According to the file, he admitted that his intention was not to threaten Trump but to prevent Mr. Morales-Reyes from testifying during his trial, which is scheduled for July.
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a press release announcing the arrest of Mr. Morales-Reyes concerning a letter sent to an officer on the immigration field, including a copy of the latter.
In the letter, the author said that he “would shoot your precious president in his head (sic)” during a Trump rally before fleeing in his native country in Mexico.
Versions of the letter were also sent to the Office of the Attorney General of Wisconsin and to the Milwaukee police chief.
Internal security secretary Kristi Noem posted a photo of Mr. Morales-Reyes and the letter on social networks, writing: “This illegal foreigner who threatened to assassinate President Trump is behind bars.”
When the press secretary of the White House, Karoline Leavitt, was questioned about Noem’s post and if she would be corrected or deleted, she returned questions to internal security.
Noem’s message on M. Morales-Reyes remains on X.
Although Mr. Morales-Reyes is no longer accused of having made these threats, a DHS statement said that Mr. Morales-Reyes would remain in detention.
“During the investigation, this person was determined to be illegally in the country and that he had a criminal record,” he said.
Mr. Morales-Reyes will face an expulsion hearing before the Chicago immigration court on Wednesday morning, according to his lawyer Cain Oulahan.
In a statement to BBC News, the lawyer said that his client and his family are “relieved that he is now clear who was the real writer of threatening letters”, but added that they “were trauma by these events and hope to be reunited soon”.
“We also believe that the Ministry of Internal Security should publish a public declaration recognizing their error and calling for a judgment to any threat against him and his family,” the statement said.
Mr. Oulahan added that Mr. Morales -Reyes asked for a visa -type visa given to the victims of crimes that cooperate with the police – last March. But the backwards on the approval of the visas of U is 7 to 8 years, “thus, we will explore other relief paths to try to keep it here.”
Demetric Deshawn Scott is expected to be tried in July on the flight affair with Mr. Morales-Reyes.
Scott is accused of several crimes, including armed robbery, aggravated battery and the use of a dangerous weapon.
The local media Milwaukee Journal Sentinel described the alleged meeting, saying that a man captured on a camera in Sonnette, suspected of being Mr. Scott, attacked Mr. Morales-Reyes with a corkscrew while trying to steal his bike.
