A Milwaukee man forged letters threatening to assassinate President Trump in an effort to deport a witness in an armed-robbery trial, authorities said.
Demetric Deshawn Scott, 52 years old, was charged with two counts of bail jumping, one count of intimidating a witness and one count of identity theft, according to a criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Monday.
Scott admitted to investigators that he forged the letters to get Ramón Morales Reyes deported, according to the criminal complaint. Scott had been previously charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery for allegedly robbing Morales Reyes. That trial is scheduled to begin July 14.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Morales Reyes on May 22 after the agency received a letter written in his name threatening to assassinate Trump at a rally. The agency said at the time that it intended to deport Morales Reyes to his home country of Mexico.
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However, it became apparent after the arrest that Morales Reyes couldn’t have written the threatening letter. A detective with the Milwaukee police interviewed Morales Reyes with translation assistance because he doesn’t read, write or speak fluent English, according to the criminal complaint.
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In a series of jailhouse phone calls recorded by investigators, Scott detailed his plan to have Morales Reyes arrested and deported, the criminal complaint said.
“If he gets picked up by ICE, there won’t be a jury trial, so they will probably dismiss it that day. That’s my plan,” Scott said in a recorded phone call made on May 16, according to the complaint.
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