PINELLAS CO., Fla. — A Dunedin man was arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) for threatening protestors on social media.
Eloy Garicia, 64, was charged by the PCSO with threatening communications or threats of mass shooting.
According to an affidavit, Garcia put a post on his Facebook page that read in part: "I’m spending so much money on gas driving around just looKing and hoping to run across blockading protesters or people crossing the street with signs saying don’t deport our illegals so I can run them over I carry a couple of bricks and Molotov cocktails so I can put in their hands like a thrown down weapon lol.”
A citizen who read the post reported it to police. The individual was concerned that Garcia might carry out the threat during the nationwide "No Kings" protests held on Saturday.
During a law enforcement interview, Garcia admitted to the Facebook post, according to the affidavit, and he was arrested.
Pasco County woman trying to rebuild mobile home after hurricanes
"I cried, of course, because I've worked very hard getting it nice, which has been difficult for me since I lost my husband and being alone,” Kelly Welty said.
Welty's mobile home lost its roof during Hurricane Milton. She said it was the only one in the Buena Vista community to get totaled by a tornado.
