A former lieutenant and sharpshooter in the Coast Guard has been arrested and charged with making threats to kill President Donald Trump, according to multiple reports.
Citing unsealed court records and a 19-page FBI affidavit, ABC News and CBS News reported that Peter Stinson of Oakton, Virginia, was arrested Monday for making a series of threats toward the president spanning several years.
A federal judge on Monday ordered Stinson to be detained pending a hearing on Wednesday, according to the reports.
Prosecutors say Stinson, who served in the Coast Guard for 33 years and identifies as a member of the antifa — or, anti-fascist — movement, took to social media to issue threats against Trump from 2020 through this year, according to the reports.
In one post, ABC News reported that Stinson suggested he would “pull the trigger” to get rid of Trump or would be the “driver” for someone else willing to assassinate him. In others, Stinson offered to “serve in a support capacity” or raise money for a “contract hit,” CBS News reported.
Trump was injured in an assassination attempt last year in Butler, Pennsylvania, and was the target of a second attempt at his golf club in Palm Beach, Florida, in September.
Stinson also worked as a Federal Emergency Management Agency instructor, according to the reports.
Stinson’s arrest came one day after a manhunt in Minnesota resulted in the apprehension of Vance Boelter, who stands accused of assassinating a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and injuring a state senator and his wife.
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