Man wanted in Trump threat spotted in western Pa.

(AP) A McAdoo man wanted for threatening President Donald Trump, a district attorney and police was spotted in western Pennsylvania, according to the FBI, and is a suspect in a stolen vehicle case in West Virginia.

Surveillance pictures obtained by the FBI in Pittsburgh, which were taken July 30 at Sheetz on Route 910 and Interstate 79 in Wexford, Allegheny County, around 4:50 a.m., show Christy at a sales counter.

The FBI also released pictures of a conspicuous black-and-white tattoo on Christy’s right bicep depicting barbed wire and a cross. Deputy Robert Clark, supervisor of the U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, said Christy is a suspect in an Aug. 2 vehicle theft in Poca, West Virginia.

That vehicle was later found abandoned in Greensburg, Kentucky. He’s considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who knows his whereabouts should call 911 immediately.

Tips can also be called in to the U.S. Marshals’ tip line at 877-926-8332 or the FBI at 215-418-4000. He’s wanted in Northampton, Schuylkill, Carbon and Luzerne counties for other cases, some of which occurred while he’s been on the run for close to seven weeks. The U.S. Marshals, FBI, U.S. Secret Service, Pennsylvania State Police and municipal officers have been searching for him in relation to social media posts he allegedly made June 3 through 12 against Trump, the Northampton County District Attorney and law enforcement. Authorities say Christy threatened to “put a bullet” in Trump’s head.

A federal arrest warrant was issued for Christy by the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, after he was charged with interstate communication of threats and threats against the president of the United States. The search for Christy began June 20, when law enforcement couldn’t find him in his home and took to searching woods around McAdoo and Kline Township in Schuylkill County.

Their search turned north after Christy allegedly stole a vehicle from his former employer July 7 in Banks Township, just outside of McAdoo. State police at Hazleton charged him with that theft.

The vehicle was later found abandoned in New York near the Canadian border the following day. Marshals said he is then believed to have stolen a vehicle in New York, about 10 miles away from Constable, later abandoning it after it overheated on Interstate 81.

Then on July 17, law enforcement searched woods behind the Scranton School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children in Clarks Green, Lackawanna County, after video surveillance from four days earlier showed someone who “strongly resembles” Christy breaking in and stealing food.

He’s also accused of breaking into a relative’s home in Butler Township on July 25, stealing three semi-automatic guns, ammunition and other provisions, while leaving behind an apology note to the homeowner and another for his mother.

Butler Township police charged him with that burglary. Most recently, U.S. Marshals said a person who resembled him stole a silver school van from Rohrer Bus Co., in Butler Township, on July 29.

That vehicle was recovered in Nitro, West Virginia, Thursday morning. The town of Nitro is about 5 miles from Poca. Law enforcement says he stands about 5 feet 10 inches tall, has brown hair and green eyes and weighs around 165 pounds.

He may or may not have facial hair. U.S. Marshals and the FBI offer a combined reward of $15,000 for information leading to his arrest. Clark said the marshals, FBI and secret service are actively searching for Christy and ask that anyone who observes suspicious activity to contact law enforcement.