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Police: Man arrested, charged with inducing panic for threatening to kill Trump and officers

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CINCINNATI -- Police arrested a Mount Washington man after he threatened to kill the president, then threatened to kill police who responded to his residence.

Lee Gecsey, 46, threatened to kill President Donald Trump Sunday night, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hamilton County. When police responded to Gecsey's apartment on Salvador Street, Gecsey threatened to kill the officers as well. 

Cincinnati Police Department's SWAT team was dispatched to the apartment when Gecsey refused to exit the apartment, the complaint said.

Gecsey was charged with inducing panic. He was given a $10,000 bond.