Arrest Near the White House
Secret Service agents noticed a vehicle on Constitution Avenue near the White House Thursday night and approached after seeing the driver act suspiciously. DHS identified the man as Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, a Venezuelan illegal alien. According to the account provided by DHS, he told agents that voices in his head instructed him to come to Washington, D.C., and kill President Donald Trump. Agents arrested him, turning a suspicious encounter into a serious security incident.
Stolen Car Packed With Guns
A search of the vehicle revealed an AR-15-style rifle, a Mac-10, a Glock-43x, and ammunition. Authorities also determined that the car had been stolen. Guanipa Chrinos faces charges including carrying a rifle outside a home or business, three counts of unlawful transportation of a firearm, three counts of unregistered firearms, three counts of unregistered ammunition, possession of certain dangerous weapons, carrying a pistol without a license, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, theft, and receiving stolen property. The list reads less like a traffic stop and more like a law enforcement nightmare that was stopped in time.
Questions About His Border Release
DHS says Guanipa Chrinos crossed the Texas border illegally in March 2024 and was released into the country by the Biden administration. ICE has placed a detainer on him with the U.S. Marshals, who currently have him in custody. Those details are now central to the immigration debate because the suspect was allegedly able to remain in the country after an illegal border crossing and later appear near the White House with firearms, a stolen vehicle, and a stated threat against the president.
Political Context Around the Threat
A poll cited in the report from the Center for Strategic Politics reportedly found that about one-third of Democrats would be happy to hear that Trump had been assassinated, while one-fourth would be indifferent and only about four in ten would feel concern. Those numbers do not mean every Democrat supports violence, but they describe a deeply hostile political climate around Trump and other Republicans. A threat involving guns near the White House cannot be dismissed as online noise or treated as just another partisan shouting match.
Secret Service Responds
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised the Secret Service officers who made the arrest and said the suspect had no business being in the country. Secret Service Director Sean Curran said the personnel relied on extensive training and experience to de-escalate a volatile situation that posed an imminent threat to protectees and other Americans. Curran also warned about a heightened threat environment, the increase in threat cases, and the number of armed individuals drawn to the White House complex. He said the agency will continue expanding proactive investigations to identify threats before they reach Washington.
BREAKING: DHS confirms to @FoxNews that a suspect arrested by US Secret Service last night in a stolen vehicle near the White House with a rifle, two handguns, and ammo is a Venezuelan illegal alien who threatened to kill President Trump and was previously caught and released at… pic.twitter.com/g9QTwEbL4C
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) November 6, 2026
