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Christopher Key-Torrion Carnes, 33, was arrested in North Carolina after allegedly threatening U.S. President Donald Trump in a series of social-media videos that repeatedly referenced Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military campaign targeting the Iranian regime.
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A criminal complaint filed June 12 by a U.S. Secret Service agent in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina alleges that Carnes communicated threats against the president.
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According to federal authorities, Carnes posted videos on social media in May and June in which he threatened Trump and claimed to possess explosive devices.
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In a May 13 video posted to Facebook, Carnes said he wanted to “kill” Trump, adding, “You ran Operation Epic Fury. Charge me with a terroristic threat.”
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Authorities said that in a June 6 video, Carnes discussed what he described as a bomb, stating, “Muslims like blowing up sh**.” In the same video, he allegedly addressed the president directly, saying, “Donald Trump, I don’t have time for Operation Epic Fury no more. Now you know I got a live f*****g bomb.”
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Investigators said Carnes told officers with the Raleigh Police Department that he had been living in his vehicle and had traveled to Washington, D.C., on April 8.
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On June 10, Carnes drove to the police station and told officers he had explosive materials in his car. He was immediately detained.
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A bomb-squad search of the vehicle recovered an empty PVC pipe and a metal pin matching items displayed in the videos, according to court documents.
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Carnes has been charged in North Carolina with two counts of perpetrating a hoax involving a purported explosive device at a public building. He remains in custody on a federal detainer related to the alleged threats against the president.
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