Tweets to bombs, the suspect's anger at Trump degenerated

This screenshot of a video provided by WPLG-TV shows FBI agents escorting Cesar Sayoc in sleeveless shirt at Miramar on Friday. (Via AP)

Long before the arrest of Cesar Sayoc on Friday for allegedly sending homemade bombs to US President Donald Trump's critics, the 56-year-old former stripper showed flashes of violent anger threatening to bomb an electric company. publishing vitriolic screeds online

In 2002, he was accused of threatening to bombard an electricity supplier because he was trying to extinguish his lights, telling a representative of the company that it would be "worse than September 11", according to a Miami police report. Over the years, he has been arrested for domestic violence, theft and fraud.

In recent months, Sayoc, a registered Republican, has stood up against Facebook and has criticized Democrats such as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and has published venomous articles against liberal philanthropist George Soros on Twitter. . An anti-Soros tweet was launched on Wednesday, two days after the federal authorities said they had sent a bomb to Soros' home.

A few hours after his arrest by the federal authorities in Plantation, Florida, his social media posts and his employment history began at first sketch of a man whose rudimentary bombs launched a hunt for the first time. 39, man at the national level.

He is accused of sending cartoons to Obama, Clinton, and other public figures Trump frequently derided.

Sayoc worked as a stripper, wrestler, store manager, and club promoter, based on public information, social media profiles, and interviews with people who spoke to him.

His white van, which the authorities seized, included many signs in favor of Trump at the windows, including a drawing. representing the president standing over a chariot sporting the "Trump" symbol. The van also had pictures of Clinton and other Democrats with tales superimposed on their faces.

Find out where Sayoc lived or worked most recently. His profiles on social networks offered different stories that could not be verified.

David Cypkin, a documentary filmmaker, is reminded to have seen the van parked in front of a mall near his home for more than a year and again this summer. 19659006] "There was often an open door or an open window, which led me to think that there was someone inside," said Cypkin at the time. A telephone interview. "He spent the night. I have seen it dozens of times. "

ANGRY POSTS

Sayoc's social media accounts are full of anti-democratic sentiments and racist diatribes.

Two Twitter accounts that appear to belong to Sayoc are largely composed of retweeted messages condemning prominent Democrats, including Andrew Gillum, Democratic candidate for the governor of Florida, and Soros.

Two weeks ago, Sayoc threatened a former Democratic congressional spokesperson on Twitter after appearing on Fox News. The tweet had asked her to "shake the house against her loved ones every time you leave" at home. The woman, Rochelle Ritchie, reported it to Twitter, but the company found that it had not broken any rule of conduct.

A Twitter spokeswoman declined to comment, citing an ongoing investigation into law enforcement.

A Facebook profile that seemed to belong to Sayoc featured videos and photos of him at multiple Trump rallies, including at least one in Florida. Anti-Muslim declarations have been reported in several publications.

In 2015, Sayoc reported that Donald Trump's clothes worth $ 7,150 had been stolen from his car while he was working in a gym, with a laptop and a laptop. other objects, according to Broward County. Sheriff's Office Records. According to the records, there was not enough evidence to identify a suspect.

Tom Assam, 57, a high school football teammate, said he and Sayoc were "very good friends" at the time, although they lost contact after the Graduating.

"He was an ordinary guy, not quiet, but he was neither outspoken nor anything," said Assam.

Sayoc studied at Brevard College in North Carolina and at University of North Carolina in Charlotte and played football for both schools., Although he did not graduate, according to school representatives.

From 1996 to 2002, he worked as an exotic dancer for Gold Productions Inc., according to an employee of the company.

Sayoc left to pursue a professional career and later created his own company.According to his LinkedIn profile, he is a promoter, agent of reservation and "owner of live shows."

He filed for bankruptcy in Miami in 2012, according to court records.At the time, Sayoc said that he lived with his mother and that he had just left a store manager job that was reporting m At $ 12,000 a year, his only badet was a $ 1,150 tax rebate and a 2001 Chevy Tahoe vehicle.

According to his LinkedIn page, he was pursuing veterinary medicine at High Point University in North Carolina. North, but a school spokesman said that he was not attending school. 19659006] One of his Twitter accounts indicated that he was working at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida, but the Seminole Tribe of Florida, owner of the casino, could find no evidence to confirm it.

Judicial Records in Florida Sayoc is the birthplace of Brooklyn, New York.

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