SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane police arrested a 74-year-old man Saturday after he allegedly made multiple telephone threats against a Florida retirement community and former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Robert Martindale was booked into Spokane County Jail on charges of threats to bomb or injure property, a Class B felony.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in Florida contacted Spokane police around 10:40 a.m. Saturday regarding threatening phone calls made to “The Villages” retirement community and Mar-a-Lago. Florida authorities traced the calls to Martindale’s phone number.
Both the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and federal Secret Service agents requested Spokane police contact Martindale. Police said he was allegedly upset about Trump’s recent visit to “The Villages.”
When officers contacted Martindale, he admitted to calling “The Villages” multiple times. According to police, Martindale told officers his communications were “not a threat, but a warning.”
Officers confirmed Martindale’s phone number matched the number used to make the threatening calls. Martindale remains in custody at Spokane County Jail.
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