Man with three guns arrested near White House after claiming voices told him to kill president
Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, a Venezuelan migrant in the country illegally, was taken into custody Thursday night after being found in a stolen vehicle near the executive mansion.
By Scott Marshall ·
Three firearms and dozens of rounds of ammunition sat inside a parked car near the White House when federal officers pulled the driver over on Thursday night. The vehicle had been reported stolen, and the man behind the wheel, Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, was acting suspiciously, according to a Department of Homeland Security statement.
Chrinos told investigators that voices in his head had instructed him to travel to the nation's capital to kill President Donald Trump. He is a migrant from Venezuela who entered the United States through Texas in March 2024 and has been living in the country illegally. U.S. Marshals Service officers now hold him in custody, and he faces formal charges.
This incident marks the latest in a series of arrests by the Secret Service and other agencies targeting individuals who have threatened the life of the president or his family since he returned to office last year. The White House declined to comment directly, directing media inquiries to the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin released a statement praising the officers who stopped the vehicle. "Thanks to our brave Secret Service officers, this illegal alien with three firearms in his vehicle was arrested near the White House before he could harm anyone," Mullin said.
The arrest occurred shortly after officers approached the car, which was stopped in a location that drew their attention due to Chrinos' behavior. No shots were fired during the encounter, and the president was not in the immediate vicinity at the time of the stop.
