--- title: Arrest Made in Donald Trump Rally Bomb Threat description: A 20-year-old Connecticut man was arrested after he allegedly threatened to bomb a Donald Trump rally, authorities said Sunday canonical: https://time.com/4305915/donald-trump-rally-bomb-threat/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-24T17:45:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:32:15.013Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Connecticut Man Arrested Over Donald Trump Rally Bomb Threat og:description: "Is someone going to bomb the Trump rally or am I going to have to?" og:url: https://time.com/4305915/donald-trump-rally-bomb-threat/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf3524e2485a15c5/698890773c1639269845cfba/trump-rally-bomb-sean-taylor-morkys.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Sean Taylor Morkys is seen after arrest by the Connecticut State Police Office of Counter Terrorism on April 23, 2016. A 20-year-old Connecticut man was arrested on Saturday for threatening on Twitter to bomb a rally for Republican presidential candidate og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Connecticut Man Arrested Over Donald Trump Rally Bomb Threat twitter:description: "Is someone going to bomb the Trump rally or am I going to have to?" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf3524e2485a15c5/698890773c1639269845cfba/trump-rally-bomb-sean-taylor-morkys.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Connecticut Man Arrested Over Donald Trump Rally Bomb Threat, Police Say  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Apr 24, 2016 5:45 PM CUT  Sean Taylor Morkys, a 20-year-old Connecticut man arrested on Apr. 23 for threatening on Twitter to bomb a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is seen after arrest by the Connecticut State Police Office of Counter Terrorism on April 23, 2016. Sean Taylor Morkys, a 20-year-old Connecticut man arrested on Apr. 23 for threatening on Twitter to bomb a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is seen after arrest by the Connecticut State Police Office of Counter Terrorism on April 23, 2016.Connecticut State Police/Reuters  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Apr 24, 2016 5:45 PM CUT A 20-year-old Connecticut man was arrested after he allegedly threatened to bomb a Donald Trump rally, [authorities said Sunday](https://www.facebook.com/connecticutstatepolice/photos/a.1700561190173225.1073741831.1418207248408622/1771285969767413/?type=3&permPage=1 "undefined"). Connecticut State Police said Sean Taylor Morkys is accused of writing a tweet on Saturday that said: “Is someone going to bomb the trump rally or am I going to have to?” In another tweet, he allegedly warned a friend to tell his family members to leave the [rally](http://www.courant.com/politics/elections/hc-trump-waterbury-rally-20160423-story.html "undefined") so they wouldn’t be harmed, authorities said. The U.S. Secret Service alerted local authorities of the public posts and later found Morkys “did not pose an immediate threat” after interviewing him at his Waterbury home. The Waterbury man faces charges, including threatening and inciting injury to person or property. 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