A Florida man has been busted for allegedly threatening to assassinate President Trump and “launch f–king missiles” at New York City in a series of bizarre phone calls to police.
Justin Blaxton, 34, of Loxahatchee, made multiple threats against the president on Feb. 26 while repeatedly calling 911 in Palm Beach, where Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is located, according to audio released by police, CBS 12 reported.
“I need a ride to the airport to be taken to The White House so I can assassinate the president,” Blaxton, who identified himself as “Justin Blaze,” told a dispatcher in one of the nine phone calls he made that night, according to court documents.
“I’m about to launch the f—king missiles to destroy New York,” he allegedly threatened.
“I’m a Confederate soldier and I’m looking to get revenge. My missiles are attracted to Donald Trump’s tower,” Blaxton rambled in another call.
Blaxton additionally told cops in other calls to “tell the FBI I’m a mass murderer” and that he wanted to see Trump at his house because “tomorrow is his last day on planet Earth.”
He was nowhere to be found when police arrived at his home that night, but he was arrested the following day before he was able to follow through on any of the threats, the outlet said.
Blaxton appeared in court on Wednesday on charges of threatening to discharge a destructive device, falsely reporting an explosive and making false 911 calls.
He has an “extensive” history of mental health-related encounters with local police, according to court documents.
Blaxton’s father told police that his son had been acting irrationally for the past 3-4 months, cops said.
He’s being held on a $35,000 bond and has a hearing in mental health court on April 16.
Jason Russell, who spent 10 years as a US Secret Service agent, told the outlet that the 911 call recordings sound like the”rant of somebody who’s mentally deranged.”
When the Secret Service receives a threat against the president, Russell said they’ll typically look for more context around the threat, like weapon ownership or political affiliation.
“A good percentage of the people that make threats have some level of mental illness or they’re experiencing some type of mental breakdown,” he explained.
Trump had hosted the first official cabinet meeting of his second term in at The White House the night of Blaxton’s threats.
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