WINTER PARK, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has arrested Richard Clayton, 26, of Winter Park for writing threats to kill or do bodily harm.
Investigators said Clayton made a threat on Facebook that said, "3 more days of probation left then I get my AR-15 back. Don't go to Walmart next week."
Clayton appears to believe in the white supremacist ideology and has a history of posting threats on Facebook using fake accounts, investigators said.
FDLE said Clayton was arrested Friday afternoon and was booked into the Orange County Jail. He is expected to be in court Saturday.
No other details have been released.
FDLE arrests Richard Clayton for written threats after an investigation by FDLE, FBI’s JTTF, Winter Park PD.
— FDLE (@fdlepio) August 10, 2019
Clayton wrote on Facebook, “3 more days of probation left then I get my AR-15 back. Don’t go to Walmart next week.” #SeeSomethingSaySomething https://t.co/Hm8BA6sgcl pic.twitter.com/7LAjVQq7aN
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