Armed Venezuelan immigrant arrested near the White House who threatened to attack Trump, according to authorities

United States Secret Service agents arrested an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant with several weapons in his vehicle near the White House on Thursday night.

This was announced this Friday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), adding that the detainee had threatened to kill President Donald Trump.

The detainee has been identified as Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, a native of Venezuela.

According to the statement released by the DHS, the agents approached him after observing him acting “suspicious” in his car parked on Constitution Avenue, adjacent to the White House.

“When confronted, the man said he heard voices in his head ordering him to travel to Washington DC to kill President Trump,” the text continues.

According to DHS, the vehicle had been reported stolen and the suspect admitted that he had weapons inside, so the agents proceeded to arrest him.

In the image of the arsenal included in the press release you can see an AR-15 type weapon, a Mac-10 and a Glock 43X, as well as ammunition.

Following his arrest, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) filed an immigration detainer against Chrinos with the US Marshals Service, in whose custody he remains.

According to the DHS statement, Chrinos entered the US illegally through Texas in March 2024 and, after being detained by the Border Patrol, was released.

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