FAA Employee Arrested for Threat to Trump

A Federal Aviation Administration employee from Nashua, New Hampshire, was arrested Monday on a federal charge of transmitting a threat against President Donald Trump after using his work computer to research assassination-related topics and later sending an explicit email to the White House.

Dean DelleChiaie, 35, faces one count of interstate communication of a threat against the president. He made an initial court appearance Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Hampshire, where he remained in custody pending further proceedings. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to federal prosecutors.

The case originated from internet searches DelleChiaie conducted on his FAA-issued computer between January 20 and 29, 2026. Court documents detail queries including how to bring a firearm into a federal facility, previous assassination attempts against Trump, the percentage of Americans who want the president dead, and the phrase "I am going to kill Donald John Trump." He also searched for the vice president's home address and details about his children.

DelleChiaie later asked the FAA's information technology department to delete his search...