WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Shannon Atkins, the 46-year-old man West Palm Beach police accused of making threatening posts at President Trump, is set to be released from jail.
A judge agreed to grant Atkins bond Wednesday afternoon, but not without a slew of agreed-upon terms.
A friend tells WPTV they're happy Atkins was given bond
Court documents show Atkins agreed to:
- Surrender his passport
- Have no contact with President Trump, his family or Mar-a-Lago
- No social media use on any platform whatsoever
- No weapons or firearms
- No possession or consumption of illegal substances with random testing at Atkins' expense
- Wearing an electronic monitor
Previous coverage: Why friends are calling for the release of Shannon Atkins
Atkins also had to post a $15,000 bond as well as court fees, and is allowed to work while on house arrest.
Police arrested Atkins near his home on Jan. 24, after an investigation into his social media posts by West Palm Beach Police Department detectives and the FBI. They say they also found three bags of cocaine on Atkins.
Police say on Jan. 19 they received a tip to the FBI's National Threat Operations Center from a man in Okeechobee, alerting law enforcement to the posts.
Atkins faces one count of written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism. He is also facing a possession charge.
