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A man in Milwaukee is said to have created a false letter that threatened the life of President Donald Trump. The purpose behind this act was to have another man deported and keep him from providing testimony in a criminal case.
The individual at the center of this incident is Demetric D. Scott. He allegedly pretended to be Ramón Morales-Reyes, a 54-year-old undocumented immigrant, when fabricating the threatening letter aimed at the President. Scott is now facing various charges, with witness intimidation being one of them.
Ramón Morales-Reyes has a history of run-ins with the law, including being arrested for serious offenses like felony hit-and-run, criminal property damage, and disorderly conduct with elements of domestic abuse, as noted by the Department of Homeland Security.
Ramón Morales-Reyes was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Courtesy of ICE)
On May 30, while executing a search warrant on Scott’s jail cell, investigators recovered a blue pen. A note stating that Scott needed the address of the Wisconsin Attorney General’s Office was also found, along with an envelope containing the address and phone number of Milwaukee ICE allegedly located under Scott’s bed.
“I’m just glad that they have identified who it was or have a better sense of who it was and that Ramon is being cleared of any involvement in this,” Morales-Reyes’ attorney, Kime Abduli, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
According to the criminal complaint, after learning that Morales-Reyes had been arrested and might be deported because of the letters, Scott said in a phone call that Morales-Reyes “got what he deserved.”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain an immigrant Oct. 14, 2015, in Los Angeles. (John Moore/Getty Images)
“The investigation into the threat is ongoing. Over the course of the investigation, this individual was determined to be in the country illegally and that he had a criminal record. He will remain in custody,” a senior DHS official told Fox News Digital.
Morales-Reyes is still being held at Dodge County Jail and faces possible deportation. According to Fox 6, a local Fox News affiliate, Morales-Reyes is scheduled to appear in court June 4.
Fox News’ Bill Melugin and Cameron Arcand contributed to this report.
