Secret Service agents arrested a Venezuelan migrant in a stolen car near the White House, recovering three firearms and dozens of rounds of ammunition
A heavily armed man who claimed that voices in his head had instructed him to assassinate US President Donald Trump has been arrested near the White House, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The suspect, identified as Venezuelan national Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, was detained on Thursday evening after Secret Service officers spotted him behaving suspiciously inside a parked vehicle on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC.
When approached by the officers, Chrinos reportedly told them that he had been hearing voices directing him to travel to the US capital and kill Trump. The agents subsequently discovered that his vehicle had been reported stolen and that he was carrying multiple weapons.
A search of the car uncovered an AR-15-style rifle, a MAC-10 firearm, a Glock 43X pistol and dozens of rounds of ammunition, according to DHS. Photographs released by the authorities showed the confiscated weapons and the suspect.
Venezuelan man found with weapons near the White House told police he came to D.C. because ‘he heard voices in his head’ telling him to ‘kill President Trump,’ DHS says https://t.co/xlKCrrIqsc
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Chrinos was arrested on numerous charges, including unlawful transportation of firearms, possession of unregistered weapons and ammunition, carrying a pistol without a license, theft and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Authorities have not announced a separate charge of attempting to assassinate the president.
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