Man charged after guns found in vehicle near White House; he said voices told him to kill Trump

Summary

The US Secret Service said a suspect was taken into custody and charged after officers found him in a parked vehicle near the White House with multiple guns. The arrest happened Thursday night, after officers approached a man acting suspicious in the car, according to a Homeland Security statement. US officials said the suspect, Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, described voices in his head telling him to come to the nation's capital and kill the Republican president, Donald Trump. NDTV reported the arrest as an alleged plot to kill Trump, identified the suspect as a Venezuelan man, and said he was arrested with three guns.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   7 Nov 2026, 00:31 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that the US Secret Service said a suspect was arrested and charged after officers found him in a parked vehicle near the White House with multiple guns, and that he said voices in his head told him to kill Donald Trump.

2. NDTV

   7 Nov 2026, 02:09 UTCSource ↗

   NDTV reports that the US Secret Service arrested a Venezuelan man near the White House with three guns over an alleged plot to kill Trump, after he said he heard voices in his head telling him to kill Trump.

3. The Hindu

   7 Nov 2026, 05:10 UTCSource ↗

   The Hindu reports that US officials said the suspect, Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, was arrested near the White House after describing voices in his head telling him to come to the nation's capital and kill the Republican president.