A resident of Illinois has been found guilty by a federal jury for repeatedly threatening the life of former President Donald Trump through social media posts and videos. Among these threats, a “selfie” video prominently featured the man, aged 58, declaring his intent to acquire numerous weapons, stating, “I can get a lot of f—ing guns and I am going to take care of business.”

The individual in question, Trent Schneider from Winthrop Harbor, was convicted last week after a three-day trial in the U.S. District Court in Chicago. The verdict, as reported in a Justice Department press release, was for making a genuine threat via interstate channels to harm an individual.

U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros emphasized the seriousness of the case, stating, “Let this conviction send a clear message that it is never acceptable to threaten a political figure or a member of the judiciary.”

Schneider faced accusations of uploading Instagram videos geotagged at Trump Tower in Chicago and linked to the former president’s public profiles. Within these posts, he repeatedly labeled Trump a “fraud” and “coward.”

One of the video captions read, “@realDonaldTrump SHOULD BE EXECUTED!!!” as Schneider addressed the camera, expressing his desire to eliminate Trump and other public officials. “I’m tired of all you f—ing frauds,” he proclaimed in an October 16 post. “People need to f—ing die and people are going to die. F— all of you, especially you Trump.”

In another video from the same day, Schneider allegedly warned his audience, “People like me have suffered real f—ing crimes from f—ng judges, doctors, lawyers, police. They all should be killed. All of them should be executed for what they’ve done. They need to be killed. They need to be executed, ok? …. I think it’s time. I’ve waited long enough.”

The video included a caption stating “THIS IS NOT A THREAT!!!”

Schneider posted the clip seven times in one day, each time including a tagged geolocation of Trump Tower. Prosecutors say a “concerned citizen” in Florida viewed the video and reported it to law enforcement.

Authorities interviewed Schneider about the posts on Oct. 22. The complaint describes how Schneider allegedly became “irate and started yelling” at investigators during the interview.

“Approximately one hour after I left the subject residence, [Schneider] posted a video of myself and the two other law enforcement officers who attempted to interview Schneider walking down his driveway,” the complaint says. “The post contained the same threatening caption as the previously described video.”

Authorities arrested Schneider at his home in Winthrop Harbor. He appeared in court and told the judge overseeing his case that he would “burn this castle down,” according to prosecutors.

“When asked by the judge if it was a threat, Schneider said it was not,” the complaint says.

During another court appearance, Schneider asked if he could be put up in the “Trump motel” with popcorn, according to local CBS affiliate WBBM.

This isn’t Schneider’s first run-in with the law: He has a long criminal history and allegedly posted “multiple violent messages” about public officials on various social media accounts in 2022.

“According to law enforcement reports, in December 2022, law enforcement officers arrested Schneider based on a report that Schneider made threats to ‘shoot up’ a T-Mobile store,” the complaint says.

In that case, Schneider was found to be unfit to stand trial.

Prosecutors say he used an Instagram account under the username “truthreaper888” to post his threats. When he was interviewed in 2022, authorities said he was wearing a black baseball hat with a white skull in the same style as the “Punisher” comic book character.

“Schneider is wearing the same hat in all the aforementioned videos,” the complaint says.