Ohio man is first to be charged for sending threatening election night tweet

The Daily Mail ^ | November 15, 2016 | CHRIS SUMMERS

[bobsunshine]

A 24-year-old man from Ohio has been charged in a federal court after tweeting a threat to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump on election night. Zachary Benson, from Fairview Park in Cleveland, posted the remark on Twitter a few minutes before the Republican nominee was declared the winner of last week's election.

Benson tweeted: 'My life goal is to assassinate Trump. Don't care if I serve infinite sentences. That man deserves to decease (sic) existing.' Seconds earlier he tweeted: 'Diplomacy. F***ing fools. I hate you all. I want to bomb every one of your voting booths and your general areas.'

Benson was arrested a few hours later and interviewed by the Secret Service.

[PaleoBob]

It’s depressing. This guy is EVERYWHERE. I encountered one just like him in Baltimore today. Same guy, really. Bone ignorant, full of himself, demented. Good job, parents. Congrats on creating a LOSER.

[Nifster]

Too much pot and booze. He’s got hillarys wandering eye

[fieldmarshaldj]

Oh, yeah. His dance card is gonna be pretty well filled out.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

From what I saw in Twitter, there are about 1000 more that need to be arrested. I can’t believe the things I saw.

[SES1066]

Have to wonder about intoxicants. As R.A.Heinlein wrote; “Beware of strong drink, it makes you shoot at tax collectors ... and miss!” If not intoxicated, then just plain dumb! Of course there are a lot of them out there!

[vannrox]

You'se got ya a purdy mouth...

[ROCKLOBSTER]

A 24-year-old man...

MAN!?!

He's not a man, he's a child until he reaches 26 and can no longer be carried on his parents health insurance.

[equaviator]

This was so unnecessary when the idiot could have looked at things from another perspective, but NO!...

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Enjoy prison, Zachary!

He gots hisself a purdy maoth. Squeal like a pig Zackie.

[The Antiyuppie]

“Have they arrested Matt Harrigan?”

According to Slashdot....FIRED.

[The Antiyuppie]

“We ought to ask Singapore if their “Cane Guy” is busy for the next few weeks!”

Given the mug shot, it may take a “Baseball Bat Guy” to knock any sense into this idiot.

[P-Marlowe]

According to Slashdot....FIRED.

He owns the company.

He needs to spend a few years in prison. The SS needs to make an example of everyone who thinks it is cool to threaten to assassinate the president or the president elect.

Harrigan's threat was a lot worse that this punk. Harrigan said exactly how he was going to do it.

If they arrested this punk, then they need to arrest Harrigan.

[The Antiyuppie]

This really is a big deal and it has to stop. I would feel exactly the same way if...you know...had won the election. How can we attract public leaders if they are under threat 24x7 by our own people?

[SaveFerris]

Yes, put Matt Harrigan in prison. Now.

[The Antiyuppie]

The article mentioned that the tweets had been reported by the company to the authorities.

[SanchoP]

It's good to see these brave SJWs get what they so richly deserve. If he has no priors,he might get 10 yrs probation at least but if the US attorney wants to lean on him?
Beg,plead and grovel are his only options.

[Tucker39]

Well, if he doesn’t get right with God he WILL spend literally infinite consecutive sentences.

[shhrubbery!]

Benson said he had no intention of following through with the threat and was 'just frustrated thinking about how President-elect Trump's policies could affect his job'.

Wow. What IS his 'job' that Trump's policies could affect adversely?

Drug dealing?

[Farmer Dean]

If Cane Guy is unavailable,I’d be willing to take a whack at it.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

I hope he goes to prison and has a horny cell mate named Bubba.