On Aug. 7, two days before Biden’s arrival in Utah, Craig Deleeuw Robertson posted, “I hear Biden is coming to Utah. Digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off the M24 sniper rifle. Welcome, buffoon-in-chief!”
newsletter. Enter your email below to receive more stories like these right to your inbox.Paul Searing, who lived in the neighborhood until selling his home a few years ago, said he’d been friends with Robertson for 22 years.
But they either were unwilling to talk about Robertson or didn’t know the man who posted about killing Biden ahead of his visit to Utah and threatened New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is prosecuting a criminal case against former President Donald Trump.According to records from the Utah County Assessor, Robertson owned a home near 400 North and 1220 West in Provo.lived at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in a neighborhood with modest single-family homes and duplexes.
In a social media biography, Robertson describes himself as an “Air Force Vietnam Era vet, Retired welding inspector, gunsmith and woodworker.” He also called himself a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, an advocate for the Second Amendment and an owner of many assault rifles and other guns.Maunder said Robertson believed very strongly in his second amendment rights and always had a gun on him.
Posts showed Robertson appeared to own multiple firearms, the complaint reads. They also threatened presidential assassinations, called Biden a “lying idiot” who is “destroying America” and called out other prominent figures like U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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