Illegal Alien Arrested Near White House Charged in Making Threats to President Trump, Illegal Firearms Possession in a Stolen F-150
WASHINGTON / Tuesday, November 10, 2026 – U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced that Ronny Guanipa-Chrinos, 26, an illegal alien and Venezuelan national, was charged by complaint yesterday in U.S. District Court in connection with making threats against President Donald J. Trump while unlawfully possessing multiple weapons in a stolen F-150 pickup truck that he had parked just south of White House grounds.
“Because of the swift action of Secret Service officers, an illegal alien possessing firearms that included a sub-machine gun, an assault rifle, and a pistol, was stopped in a stolen pickup near the White House grounds. In addition to those weapons, he possessed dozens of rounds of ammunition,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro. “Our nation’s capital is not the place to plan or act out crimes of violence. This defendant not only admitted to entering the country illegally in 2025, but he was previously detained in 2024 during the Biden Administration at the border in Texas, crossing from Mexico. We will not tolerate threats against the president or illegal possession of weapons by an alien who crosses state lines in a stolen pickup.”
Guanipa-Chrinos is charged with unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition as an alien illegally and unlawfully in the United States; unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle, making threats against the President of the United States, and making threats to injure a person.
Guanipa-Chrinos made his first appearance yesterday before Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya, who ordered him to be detained.
According to the charging documents, on November 5 about 11:42 p.m., a U.S. Secret Service officer on White House patrol observed a blue Ford F-150 parked with its engine off on Constitution Avenue NW, just west of 16th Street NW below the Ellipse.
The officer parked his cruiser behind the pickup truck, observed a man sleeping behind the steering wheel, and tapped on the passenger-side window.
USSS conducted a probable cause search of the Ford F-150. Inside the truck, officers recovered one Masterpiece Arms MPA Defender 9mm pistol in a backpack; one Glock 43X 9mm pistol located in a fanny pack; one American Tactical Imports “Omni” multi-caliber lower with one assembled 5.56 caliber upper receiver; 40 rounds of 9mm ammunition; three rounds of .410 caliber ammunition; and 29 rounds of .223 caliber ammunition.
Secret Service officers recovered three firearms and dozens of rounds of ammunition from the stolen pickup truck.
Secret Service officers arrested Guanipa-Chrinos.
Guanipa-Chrinos previously was detained in March 2024 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection near El Paso, Texas. At the time, Guanipa-Chrinos admitted to illegally entering the United States on foot from Mexico.
This case is being investigated by the United States Secret Service, with valuable assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The matter is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
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Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
