Man arrested for allegedly tweeting bomb threat during Donald Trump rally

State police were contacted about the threat by US Secret Service agents

Sean Taylor Morkys, 20 from Waterbury, Connecticut (Connecticut State Police/Facebook)

A 20-year-old man has been arrested over allegedly tweeting a bomb threat during a Donald Trump rally.

Police accuse Sean Taylor Morkys, 20, of tweeting: "Is someone going to bomb the trump rally or am I going to have to?"

This message was reportedly followed by another tweet warning his friend to get his family to leave the rally so they wouldn't get hurt.

The Republican front runner was speaking in Bridgeport, Connecticut, when the bomb threat was discovered by the US Secret Service.

Secret Service agents then contacted the State Police's counter-terrorism office who tracked down the source of the tweets to a home in nearby Waterbury.

On discovering Morkys at the address, police officer determined him not to be an immediate threat.

He was taken into custody and released on a $25,000 (£17,299) bond and is due in court on 4 May.

Both the Republican and Democratic primaries will take place on 26 April.

In Colorado, Republican party delegates have claimed to receive death threats from Trump supporters after the businessman won none of the state's convention delegates.

Mr Trump is still leading the party's nomination race with 46.7 per cent in the latest polls followed by Senator Ted Cruz with 28.3 per cent and Governor John Kasich with 17.5 per cent.