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A Trump supporter who posted a chilling video threatening to kill Democrats if Joe Biden won the election has been detained by the FBI, DailyMail.com can reveal.
In exclusive photos, Benjamin Patiño, 39, is seen being taken away Friday morning by FBI agents in plain clothes from his home in East Los Angeles.
About eight officers in unmarked cars rushed onto the property at around 10 a.m. and Patiño was put in gold handcuffs and taken to a waiting truck.
He was taken away for further questioning and the FBI is investigating.
On Thursday, Patiño, an avid supporter of President Donald Trump, posted a sinister video on social media in which he threatened to ‘oust’ the Democrats.
Filmed on a cell phone, the 39-year-old bearded man said about the election: ‘I don’t know, at this point, like if Biden comes in, I’ll do it like a school shooter, just take out all these Democrats and some pedophiles on my way out. If I go to hell, I’ll take these motherfuckers with me.
Benjamin Patino, 39, was photographed being carried by plainclothes FBI agents Friday morning from his home in East Los Angeles.
On Thursday, Patiño, an avid supporter of President Donald Trump, posted a sinister video on social media in which he threatened to ‘oust’ the Democrats.
Other posts appeared to show a conversation between Patiño and an Antifa supporter. In the messages, Patiño allegedly threatens to ‘stab you in the back’.
Filmed on a cell phone, the 39-year-old bearded man said about the election: ‘I don’t know, at this point, like if Biden comes in, I’ll do it like a school shooter, just take out all these Democrats and some pedophiles on my way out. If I go to hell I take these motherfuckers with me ‘
Patiño also went to Instagram night, holding a curved razor. He has since deleted his Instagram.
The video was published by the Instagram account @fit_funny_patriot and the publication was shared on Twitter.
Other posts appeared to show a conversation between Patiño and an Antifa supporter.
In the messages, Patiño allegedly threatens to ‘stab you in the back’.
Actually, I’ll look like one of you, so you won’t even know who the hell I am. I’ll wear a mask and everything. And then when you don’t suspect that he will stab you in the back, I hope to see you tomorrow. ‘
He added: ‘I’m going to come dressed in black with a mask, you’ll know who the hell I am.’
It was feared that Patiño intended to carry out his death threat against Biden who was supporting BLM protesters planning to oppose a Trump rally taking place in downtown Los Angeles on Friday.
The Stop the Count rally was organized by Trump supporters and was scheduled to begin outside City Hall.
An online poster announcing the meeting read: ‘Calling All Patriots. Get out there and make your voice heard! He added: ‘We only trust Trump.’
But the BLM protesters warned their supporters not to attend the rally because of Patiño’s deadly threat.
As of Friday morning, Patiño’s Instagram account appears to have been removed.
It is understood that he also posted an apology online, but that too disappeared.
When DailyMail.com approached agents outside Patiño’s bungalow, they confirmed that they were with the FBI.
Patiño was seen being questioned by officers in the back seat of a white van and was heard denying that he intended to carry out the threats in his video.
It was feared that Patiño was intent on carrying out his death threat against Biden who was supporting BLM protesters planning to oppose a Trump rally being held in downtown Los Angeles on Friday.
When DailyMail.com approached agents outside Patiño’s bungalow, they confirmed that they were with the FBI. Patiño was seen being questioned by officers in the back seat of a white van and was heard denying that he intended to carry out the threats in his video.
Patiño was also heard telling FBI agents that he had previously attended a Trump rally in Beverly Hills where he said Biden’s supporters were “ getting in my face. ”
On Friday, Patiño was detained by the FBI and after about an hour they took him away for further questioning. It is not clear if he is still detained
As of Friday morning, Patiño’s Instagram account appears to have been removed. It is understood that he also posted an apology online (left and right), but that too disappeared.
“I never would have done anything, I took it (the video) right away, I never had a gun,” he said.
Patiño was also heard telling FBI agents that he had previously attended a Trump rally in Beverly Hills, where he said Biden’s supporters were “ getting in my face. ”
According to news reports from August, Patiño was arrested in a rally that saw hundreds of Trump supporters and BLM activists clash.
Patino was cited and released, said Lt. Max Subin of the Beverly Hills Police Department.
On Friday, Patiño was detained by the FBI and after about an hour they took him away for further questioning. It is not clear if he is still in custody.
A spokesperson for the FBI’s Los Angeles field office told DailyMail.com: “We are aware of the reports circulating and are working with our law enforcement partners to investigate possible alleged federal violations.”
Patino, who according to a Twitter account is the President / CEO of Mascot Staffing Co, which supplies mascot costumes, is a fitness fanatic who regularly posts photos of his hobbyist physique or videos of him exercising, including one of him lifting building blocks in your backyard.
He is also a fervent Trump supporter and regularly posts political slogans and photos of himself wearing a red MAGA hat.
During the elections in recent days, he has hung several Trump banners and images of poll figures with the label: ‘Damn cheaters and liars’, referring to the Democrats.
