A Palm Beach County man was arrested after making threats against President Donald Trump on Facebook. Shannon Atkins was arrested last Friday after someone in Okeechobee reported his threats to the FBI.

Shannon Depararro Atkins, 46, admitted writing the posts, but said he was joking. Police did not find any weapons when they arrested him.

WASHINGTON, (WCAX) - A controversial cabinet nominee is in the hot seat in Washington to lead the FBI. Vermont Senator Peter Welch who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Kash Patel. The at-times heated conversation focused on Patel’s willingness, or lack thereof, to say President Trump lost the 2020 election.

President Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel to serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in November. On Thursday, January 30, the loyalist appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing. Find out more about him below.

After naming Kash Patel as his nominee for the FBI, President Donald Trump took to social media, describing him as “an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution.”

Lady Lake Police Sgt. Michelle Bilbrey arrested Donald Eugene Fields II, a fugitive on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, during a routine traffic stop.

A West Palm Beach caterer and dessert chef sits in Palm Beach County Main Detention Center after his Friday night arrest over social media posts the FBI and local police said count as threats to kill President Donald Trump. West Palm Beach police also claim they found cocaine in the car with 46-year-old Shannon Atkins during the arrest.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, furiously hit back at what he described as "grotesque mischaracterizations" from Democrats at his confirmation hearing.

While hundreds of people – including FBI agents and volunteers throughout the Quad Cities – searched for a missing 4-year-old girl, she was safely in her home, according to Rock Island Police