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Craig Deleeuw Robertson
Age : 75
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/09/2023
Location : 1680 South 670 West
City : Provo
County : Utah
State : Utah
Agency : FBI
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by FBI raid for threats on Joe Biden
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/09/2023, at approximately 6:15 a.m., FBI agents went to the Provo home of 75-year-old Craig Deleeuw Robertson to serve federal arrest and search warrants. Federal prosecutors had obtained the warrants after filing a criminal complaint charging Robertson with making interstate threats, threatening the President of the United States, and threatening federal law enforcement officers. The complaint alleged Robertson had posted numerous online threats directed at President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and FBI personnel.
As agents attempted to take Robertson into custody, a shooting occurred outside the residence. Robertson was struck by gunfire and died at the scene. The FBI later stated that Robertson resisted arrest and pointed a .357-caliber revolver at agents during the encounter before agents opened fire.
The FBI Inspection Division opened the mandatory internal review of the shooting. The bureau did not publicly identify the agents who fired their weapons, and no body-camera or tactical video of the shooting was released publicly.
Court records show the FBI investigation into Robertson began months before the shooting after a social media company reported threatening posts. Agents interviewed Robertson at his home before obtaining the arrest warrant, and prosecutors alleged his online posts became increasingly specific in the days before President Biden's scheduled visit to Utah.
