A Venezuelan nationwide was arrested after being discovered sitting in a stolen automobile close to the White Home with a number of firearms, in accordance with a prison criticism and the Division of Homeland Safety.
The suspect, Ronny Guanipa-Chrinos, allegedly threatened to kill President Donald Trump, in accordance with DHS.
A Secret Service officer on patrol noticed the automobile parked on Structure Avenue, close to the White Home advanced, shortly earlier than midnight on Thursday, in accordance with the criticism affidavit filed in D.C. Superior Court docket.
When the officer knocked on the window of the blue Ford F-150 and requested if he was OK and whether or not he had any weapons, Guanipa-Chrinos allegedly shook his head sure and made a finger gun gesture, in accordance with the affidavit.
After getting out of the automobile, he allegedly informed investigators by Google Translate, “I’ve the gun as a result of they tried to kill me with it, and I needed to take it away from them; it is within the brown bag,” in accordance with the affidavit.
Based on DHS, Guanipa-Chrinos informed officers he “heard voices in his head telling him to come back to Washington, D.C. and kill President Trump.” The affidavit didn’t embody these alleged remarks.
Firearms seized from a automobile close to the White Home on Nov. 5, 2026, in accordance with the Division of Homeland Safety.
Division of Homeland Safety
Investigators discovered a MAC-10 machine pistol, a Glock 43x pistol and an AR-15 rifle within the automobile, in accordance with the affidavit. There have been additionally “dozens of rounds of ammunition,” DHS mentioned.
The automobile had been reported stolen, in accordance with the affidavit.
Guanipa-Chrinos has been charged with unauthorized use of a automobile, receiving stolen property, carrying a pistol with out a license, carrying a rifle with out a license and different firearms costs.
He made an preliminary look in D.C. Superior Court docket on Friday and stays held with out bond, in accordance with on-line court docket information.
Guanipa-Chrinos is undocumented and entered the U.S. by Texas in 2024, in accordance with DHS.
