{"id":2000491,"date":"2023-08-14T19:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T23:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-fbi-claims-75-year-old-utah-man-pointed-gun-at-feds-leading-to-his-death-during-raid\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T19:14:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T23:14:10","slug":"breaking-fbi-claims-75-year-old-utah-man-pointed-gun-at-feds-leading-to-his-death-during-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-fbi-claims-75-year-old-utah-man-pointed-gun-at-feds-leading-to-his-death-during-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI alleges 75-year-old Utah man fatally shot during raid after pointing gun at agents."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-fbi-claims-75-year-old-utah-man-pointed-gun-at-feds-leading-to-his-death-during-raid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000491&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The FBI&#8217;s Statement on Fatal Shooting \u200cof Utah Man<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2064FBI\u200d issued a press statement on Monday regarding\u200c the tragic incident that took place during a\u2064 pre-dawn\u2064 raid last Wednesday. According to the statement, the \u200b75-year-old Utah man, \u2064Craig Deleeuw Robertson, was fatally shot and killed \u200cafter allegedly pointing his firearm at federal agents while resisting arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Robertson, a resident of Provo, Utah, had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-fbi-claims-75-year-old-utah-man-pointed-gun-at-feds-leading-to-his-death-during-raid\/\" title=\"FBI alleges 75-year-old Utah man fatally shot during raid after pointing gun at agents.\">made threatening social media posts<\/a> \u200cagainst\u200b President \u2064Joe Biden and other elected officials. He was facing three\u2062 felony \u2064counts, including interstate threats, threats against the \u2064president, and influencing, impeding, and retaliating against federal law enforcement \u200bofficers by threat.<\/p>\n<p>The details of the incident have been scarce, and\u200d the FBI has not released any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">body camera footage<\/a>. \u200bHowever, PBS \u200bNewsHour\u200b White House correspondent Laura Barr\u00f3n-L\u00f3pez shared a comment from the bureau on Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New FBI statement on Utah\u200c man who\u200d threatened President Biden, elected \u200dofficials and \u200dlaw enforcement: Agents attempted to\u200b serve warrant\/arrest 75-year-old Craig Robertson \u201cRobertson resisted arrest &#038; as agents attempted\u2064 to \u200dtake him into custody, he pointed a .357 revolver\u2063 at them\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RS8AN4dMqp\">pic.twitter.com\/RS8AN4dMqp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laura Barr\u00f3n-L\u00f3pez (@lbarronlopez)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lbarronlopez\/status\/1691199810424995840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to \u2064the FBI&#8217;s statement, the incident occurred \u2062when special agents \u200cattempted to serve arrest and search warrants on Robertson at his home. He resisted arrest, and as agents tried\u2063 to\u2062 take him into custody, he pointed \u2064a .357 revolver at \u2063them.<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to\u200b Biden&#8217;s visit\u2062 to Utah, Robertson\u200c had allegedly\u200c made\u200c concerning posts on social media. On \u200bAugust \u200b6, he wrote, &#8220;I hear Biden is coming to Utah,&#8221; and claimed to be &#8220;cleaning the \u200bdust off his M24 sniper.&#8221; On July 27, he \u200dasked the\u200c FBI if they were still monitoring his \u2064social media and \u2062mentioned\u200c having a loaded gun handy. He also allegedly wrote, &#8220;The\u200c time\u200d is right for a presidential assassination or two. First Joe then\u2063 Kamala!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors \u2064of Robertson\u200c described him as non-violent and questioned the \u2064FBI&#8217;s use of force against an \u2062overweight septuagenarian. They \u200cbelieved\u2062 that if the authorities were concerned about his statements turning into actions, they could have waited\u2063 to see if he would even leave his property that day.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI stated that they take\u200d all shooting\u200b incidents involving their \u2062agents or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-dept-launches-regional-gun-trafficking-strike-forces\/\" title=\"Justice Dept Launches Regional Gun Trafficking Strike Forces\">task force officers<\/a> seriously\u2063 and that the incident is under review\u200c by \u200cthe \u2062FBI&#8217;s Inspection Division. \u200cThey have no further details to provide at\u200c this time.<\/p>\n<p>Robertson&#8217;s family \u2063issued a statement emphasizing that while his statements\u2064 may have been intemperate, he would never commit an act of\u2064 violence over\u200c a political or philosophical disagreement. They\u2063 described \u2063him as a kind and generous person who\u2063 always helped others, despite his\u2064 physical challenges.<\/p>\n<p><em>Leif Le Mahieu and Brent Scher contributed\u2063 to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI stated that a 75-year-old Utah man, Craig Deleeuw Robertson, was fatally shot during a pre-dawn raid. 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