The key facts

  • Ronnie Yordrix Guanipa Crinos was detained; he entered the US illegally through Texas in March 2024 and was released after arrest by the Border Patrol
  • Seized: an AR-15 rifle, pistols (including a Mac-10 and a Glock 43X) and dozens of rounds; ICE filed a detainer request
  • The Secret Service speaks of a growing threat from armed individuals 'drawn to the White House complex'

Arrest near the White House

On the evening of November 5, on Constitution Avenue in Washington, US Secret Service officers detained an armed man who, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), threatened to kill President Donald Trump. This was reported by Fox News; the incident was also covered by Gazeta.Ru and the Anadolu agency. Agents noticed the suspicious behavior of a man sitting in a parked car and approached him. The detainee said he hears voices ordering him to come to the capital and kill Trump.

The arsenal and the suspect's identity

A check revealed that the vehicle was reported stolen. Inside, officers found three firearms — an AR-15-style rifle and two pistols — as well as dozens of rounds of ammunition. Life.ru specifies the composition of the arsenal: besides the rifle, submachine guns and pistols, including a Mac-10 and a Glock 43X. The man was identified as Ronnie Yordrix Guanipa Crinos, a Venezuelan citizen who, according to DHS, illegally crossed the border through Texas in March 2024, was detained by the Border Patrol, but was then released into the country — Life.ru notes that this happened under the Joe Biden administration.

What is happening to the detainee

After the arrest, ICE filed a detainer request for Crinos, and he was transferred into the custody of the US Marshals Service. Life.ru reports that he was charged with offenses related to illegal possession and transportation of weapons and the use of a stolen vehicle. Secret Service Director Sean Curran said that officers neutralized a potentially dangerous person before he could cause harm, and noted the agency's concern over the growing number of threats against protectees. The Secret Service itself, according to Gazeta.Ru, called the incident a reflection of the growing threat from armed individuals 'drawn to the White House complex.' The outlets also mention a preceding case: in Los Angeles, 40-year-old podcaster Benjamin Azaria Southworth was previously detained on charges of threatening to kill Trump and cyberstalking the family of the president's former lawyer.