3 South Alabama Students Charged Over Trump Rally Threats as FBI Tracked Social Media Posts
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 3
3 South Alabama Students Charged Over Trump Rally Threats as FBI Tracked Social Media Posts
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 3
Summary
Three University of South Alabama students were arrested Friday after federal cases accusing them of threatening President Donald Trump were unsealed hours before his Mobile rally.
FBI affidavits cited by local media say investigators found the alleged threats in social media monitoring ahead of the visit, then used emergency disclosure requests and university police information to identify the students.
The posts allegedly appeared on TikTok and X in the days before Trump’s appearance, including one message referencing Utah Valley University, where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot last year.
Trump still took the stage Friday night at the Mitchell Center, while the university said the event was rented by the Republican National Committee and was not university-sponsored.
The case underscores the heightened security around Trump’s midterm tour, with Mobile County’s sheriff saying earlier this week that local authorities were assisting federal officials in monitoring online activity.