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Secret Service arrests man near White House with three firearms

Published 7 November 2026

U.S. Secret Service officers arrested Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos near the White House on Thursday after finding three firearms and ammunition in a vehicle reported stolen, the Department of Homeland Security said. DHS also said Chrinos told officers that voices directed him to travel to Washington and kill President Donald Trump. The alleged threat has not been described in the reports as a formal assassination-plot charge. Officers approached Chrinos on Constitution Avenue in Washington after observing him acting suspiciously in a parked vehicle, according to DHS. The department said officers learned the vehicle had been reported stolen and that Chrinos acknowledged weapons were inside. A search recovered an AR-15-style rifle, a MAC-10, a Glock 43X and dozens of rounds of ammunition, DHS said. DHS listed charges including carrying a rifle outside a home or business, unlawful transportation of firearms, possession of unregistered firearms and ammunition, carrying a pistol without a license, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, theft and receiving stolen property. The department said Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an immigration detainer after the arrest and that...

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