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Man arrested near White House with guns in stolen vehicle

Published 7 November 2026

The U.S. Secret Service arrested Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos near the White House Thursday night after officers approached a suspiciously parked vehicle and found it had been reported stolen, Homeland Security said. The department said officers recovered three firearms and dozens of rounds of ammunition from the vehicle. Homeland Security said Chrinos told officers that voices in his head had directed him to come to Washington and kill President Donald Trump. The reported statement has not been independently established, and the accounts provided do not include Chrinos’s own response. The arrest took place on Constitution Avenue, according to Homeland Security. The department said the officers approached Chrinos after seeing him in the parked vehicle and that the car was reported stolen. Fox News reported that the weapons included an AR-15-style rifle and two handguns; its account identified the handguns as a Mac 10 and a Glock 43X. The Secret Service said Chrinos was taken into custody and charged. Homeland Security said he remained in U.S. Marshals Service custody. Fox News reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer with the Marshals Service. The...

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