'You will soon find yourself without insides': Judge orders Trump assassination threat suspect to remain in detention pending trial

A North Dakota antheral accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump and different high-ranking medication officials volition stay locked up until his proceedings aft national prosecutors told the tribunal they judge him to beryllium mentally unstable and a apt menace to others.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Alice R. Senechal connected Thursday issued an bid of detention for Andrew Wayne Sandvik, who is presently charged with influencing a national authoritative by threat, tribunal records show.

Senechal's bid came contempt a pretrial services study recommending Sandvik beryllium placed connected supervised merchandise provided that helium moves into his mother's location portion his lawsuit is adjudicated, Fargo ABC affiliate WDAY reported.

In summation to seeking Sandvik's detention, prosecutors besides requested that the tribunal bid the suspect to acquisition a psychiatric evaluation, bolstering their proposal with grounds Sandvik's household members provided to national agents.

For example, a household subordinate told the FBI that implicit the summer, Sandvik claimed helium was "directly communicating with God" and had been "assigned tasks to execute astatine God's request." Investigators noted that specified statements were accordant with Sandvik's societal media posts, respective of which had already been brought to the attraction of section police.

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In September, an acquaintance of Sandvik told constabulary astir a Facebook station successful which the suspect said he planned connected "taking his spouse and kids to heaven." That aforesaid month, Sandvik allegedly posted the following:

My bride: We volition beryllium unneurotic successful the Kingdom soon with 100% of your children. I person nary request to spot you portion inactive connected earth. You tin spot maine 100%.

Sandvik's court-appointed defence lawyer reportedly argued that his client's posts were "not existent threats," but Senechal said the "significant evidence" of threats and intelligence instability enactment distant by prosecutors was capable for the detention order.

As Law&Crime previously reported, authorities allege that connected Sept. 4, a Fargo constabulary detective reported Sandvik for making "concerning online posts regarding violence" directed toward Trump and local instrumentality enforcement officers.

One station appeared to endanger section constabulary and different suggested a weaponry was being built, according to a probable origin affidavit. Investigators received a ailment regarding the posts from a witnesser who said they knew Sandvik and pointed retired wherever helium lived.

By Sept. 17, officers spoke with Sandvik, principally concerning cinder blocks and bottles containing liquid astatine the camper helium lived successful connected his mother's property. No wires were seen coming from the bottles. It was astir this constituent that they learned the fishy had made "more concerning" posts astir Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel.

"Secret Service it is nary concealed I americium your biggest menace you amended get present fast," work 1 station successful each caps, with different calling for the FBI, CIA, and overseas quality services to "come get me!"

"Trump, Can You Feel My Footsteps Coming?" reads another, followed by the words, "Death is present marching toward the failed and anemic Donald Trump!" Sandvik besides allegedly posted, "Patel IM WAITING FOR YOU."

A website was referenced successful astatine slightest 1 of the posts, with its URL containing the suspect's past name, according to investigators. The site, which was aboriginal financially tied to Sandvik, contained much "concerning posts of violence," authorities said.

"Law enforcement, U.S. Military and National Guard STAY HOME!" work 1 followed by the words, "You volition dice an angel's decease if you effort to support Donald Trump." Another mocked the death of the precocious activistic Charlie Kirk.

More posts were investigated. One read, "Trump is anemic and volition beryllium destroyed soon," portion different stated, "Trump's Blood Judgement Is Here! … You volition soon find yourself without insides arsenic they volition beryllium pulled from your assemblage portion your limbs are ripped retired of their sockets."

After speaking with witnesses, authorities determined the posts were made by Sandvik and that helium had besides painted Airsoft guns achromatic to "appear arsenic realistic arsenic possible."

Sandvik is presently scheduled to look successful tribunal for a preliminary proceeding connected Nov. 20, records show.

Conrad Hoyt contributed to this report.