Another person has been apprehended for allegedly plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump, as announced by FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday.
Authorities have charged Peter Stinson, a resident of Virginia and a former lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, with purportedly making threats to kill Trump, according to court documents acquired by Fox News. Stinson served in the Coast Guard from 1988 until 2021.
During his tenure, Stinson was recognized as a sharpshooter and served as a FEMA instructor.
Some of the threats, which were unsealed in an affidavit on Friday, draw comparisons between Trump’s shooting and the executive-style murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson by Luigi Mangione.
On social media, Stinson stated on May 9 that Trump needs to be “[L]uigied,” while other posts implied he could procure firearms, poison, or knives to execute a more effective plot against Trump.
At one point, Stinson responded to another user, indicating that he lacks the “necessary skills” to successfully evade capture after murdering Trump, as reported by the NY Post.
Prosecutors also presented social media posts that suggest Stinson was intrigued by the number 8647, the same figure previously posted by former FBI Director James Comey, which he later deleted.
Patel attributed Stinson’s violent inclinations to his predecessor, suggesting that Comey’s actions inspired Stinson to contemplate violent measures against the president.
“This is an individual who threatened President Trump’s life using the ’86 47’ terminology — the precise type of copycat behavior that law enforcement is now frequently encountering following former Director Comey’s damaging Instagram incident,” Patel remarked on X.
Prosecutors noted in the affidavit that Stinson’s reference to “8647” regarding President Trump is “likely in connection with an Instagram post made by former FBI Director James Comey.”