A Utah man who allegedly threatened to shoot up New York City synagogues in a series of social media posts was arrested as he tried to cross into Manhattan via the Lincoln Tunnel Friday night, according to police and sources.

Luis Ramirez, 23, was taken into custody around 5:30 p.m. by Port Authority cops in New Jersey after authorities were alerted to a rash of antisemitic posts he allegedly made on his X account, the NYPD and sources said.

In one post, Ramirez cited Central Synagogue on Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, police said

The NYPD was made aware Ramirez was traveling to the Big Apple from out of state and Port Authority police was able to nab him before he made it to Manhattan, police said.

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