Who is Robert Flores? Man, 66, arrested after threatening to ‘run over’ No Kings protesters in downtown San Antonio

Robert Flores was arrested after investigators identified him as the individual behind various violent posts targeting the ‘No Kings’ protesters in San Antonio.

Published on: Oct 20, 2025, 13:59:20 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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A 66-year-old man has been arrested in the US for allegedly threatening to kill protesters ahead of the ‘No Kings’ protest in San Antonio this weekend. Robert Flores was arrested after investigators identified him as the individual behind various violent posts targeting the ‘No Kings’ protest.

Who is Robert Flores?

Not much has been revealed about Flores yet, except that he used Threads to threaten participants of the protest in downtown San Antonio. Flores wrote about his plans to “run over” protesters, and even urged others to arrive “locked and loaded.”

One of the posts said, according to news4sanantonio.com, “I’ll run you f****** over and then go have coffee and breakfast at Jim’s Some of you will not return.”

“Be locked and loaded tomorrow. Killing a Democrat is acceptable,” read another comment.

Flores has now been charged with Terroristic Threat – Impairing Public Service or Causing Public Fear of Serious Bodily Injury or Death, which is a third-degree felony. Ha has been released on a $100,000 bond.

‘No Kings’ protest in San Antonio

Thousands of protesters gathered at Travis Park in downtown San Antonio on Saturday, denouncing the Trump administration. Huge crowds gathered despite the temperatures being in the mid-90s.

The ‘No Kings’ event in San Antonio was one of some 2,600 events happening across the country this weekend. The local organizers of the San Antonio rally assured that the event would be non-violent.

50501 SATX coordinated the event, with support from the Bexar County Democratic Party, San Antonio Alliance Local 67, the Indivisible Project and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Alex Svehla, the lead organizer for the nonprofit 50501, told TPR that personnel were being deployed during the march to tackle any potential problem with agitators.

“So we have a safety team that is in the double digits, and we've also one of the organizations we're teaming up with, they also provide double digit safety people for us,” Svehla said. “So all these people have been doing a lot of appropriate training to deal with the various situations that could arise at the event.”

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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