The Secret Service arrested an armed undocumented Venezuelan near the White House who was threatening to kill Trump

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that an undocumented individual from Venezuela was arrested near the White House on Thursday, after allegedly being found inside a stolen vehicle carrying multiple firearms and threatening to kill President Donald Trump.

Secret Service officers approached the suspect after seeing him "acting suspiciously in his car while parked on Constitution Avenue in Washington DC," according to the DHS to Fox News. The undocumented individual allegedly told the agents that he was hearing voices in his head telling him to go to the nation's capital to kill Trump.

Subsequently, the officers discovered that the vehicle had been reported stolen, and the suspect admitted to having weapons inside. An AR-15 style weapon, a Mac 10, and two Glock 43X were recovered from the detainee's arsenal, along with dozens of rounds of ammunition.

Subsequent proceedings identified the apprehended individual as Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, who illegally entered the United States through the Texas border in March 2024. Chirinos was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol but was released within the country under the Joe Biden administration.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has already filed a detainer request for Chrinos to be deported once the criminal proceedings against him are concluded. The Secret Service noted that the incident reflects the growing threat posed by armed individuals "drawn to the White House complex."

"This is the latest example of how Secret Service personnel rely on extensive training and experience to de-escalate a volatile situation that posed an imminent threat to our protectees and other Americans

"While our personnel are trained to respond to situations like this and we maintain confidence in our tactics, we are alarmed by the increase in threat cases that continue to arise. The Secret Service will continue to expand its focus on proactively investigating and identifying individuals who make threats against our protectees, in order to neutralize threats before they reach Washington," Curran stated.