A northwest Georgia man was arrested Friday, accused of making a threat on social media to kill President Donald Trump, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Jauan Rashun Porter, 29, of Rome, was charged with making threats against the president, according to U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg of the Northern District of Georgia.

“The allegations against Porter are serious and required a swift, decisive and collaborative response,” Hertzberg said in a statement. “We do not tolerate threats against public officials or law enforcement officers, and Porter will now face the consequences of his actions.”

The alleged threat was the latest in a string of similar crimes involving Georgians and local politicians and government leaders.

In July, a Roswell man was sentenced to nearly two years in fe

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