UPDATE 5:23 p.m.
Fox 4 has received the police report, detailing what Whitehead is accused of posting.
The investigation started after the FBI received an online tip. The tipster, according to police, has been Facebook friends with Whitehead since high school. She had reported that he was threatening to commit mass genocide of Republicans and anyone who does not agree should be murdered.
She told authorities that Whitehead posts daily about killing people slowly and painfully.
The post also said it would be organized and will happen soon, the report said. According to police, the tipster said the posts were getting increasingly more violent.
Some posts included "All American conservatives will be systematically erased" and "Her oppressors will suffer by my hand I promise."
The FBI said it did a database check of Whitehead and pulled up a Fort Myers address connected to him.
When officers with Fort Myers Police talked to Whitehead at his home, police said he admitted to posting the content and said he was trying to get people "riled up." Though we claimed he didn't post anything threatening.
However, when shown screenshots, he apologized and believed thins went too far, police said.
Police arrested him for Threat - Written/Electronic Threat and booked him into the Lee County Jail.
ORIGINAL STORY:
The Fort Myers Police Department reports one man has been arrested for posting a series of violent threats on Facebook towards "individuals of a specific political affiliation".
Investigators said Michael Whitehead, 27, posted a series of violent threats on Facebook - posts, police said, that described acts of mass violence and targeted threats.
Police said Whitehead confirmed the Facebook account belonged to him and admitted to making the posts. Whitehead was arrested and charged with Threat - Written/Electronic Threat.
He was transported to the Lee County Jail.
