A White House arrest has led to firearms and vehicle-related charges after Secret Service officers found three guns in a truck near the presidential complex, according to authorities. The Department of Homeland Security also alleges that the suspect described hearing voices directing him to kill President Donald Trump.
The encounter happened late on Thursday, November 5, on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. Officials identified the suspect as Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, a Venezuelan national.
The reported threat and the criminal allegations require separate attribution. ABC News reported that the alleged remarks about voices and killing Trump appeared in DHS’s account but were not included in the complaint affidavit it reviewed.
White House arrest began with a welfare check
According to NBC News, a Secret Service officer’s affidavit describes the 26-year-old suspect asleep inside a parked blue Ford F-150 at 11:42 p.m. Officers initially approached the situation as a welfare check.
Officers used Google Translate to communicate with the suspect, NBC reported, citing the affidavit. Through the app, he allegedly said he had weapons that he wanted to turn over to the government.
NBC also reported that he told investigators he had bought the weapons a month earlier and had been living in the vehicle. Those statements formed part of the affidavit’s account of the encounter.
The truck had been reported stolen, according to authorities. NBC’s account of the affidavit also includes the suspect’s explanation that it belonged to his boss, who had lent it to him.
Authorities report three firearms in the truck
ABC identified the recovered weapons, citing the affidavit, as a MAC-10 machine pistol, a Glock 43X pistol and an AR-15 rifle. DHS separately reported that officers also found dozens of rounds of ammunition.
The White House arrest resulted in firearms charges as well as unauthorized use of a vehicle and receiving stolen property, CNN reported. Authorities also listed theft and possession of certain dangerous weapons among the allegations.
DHS’s account lists three counts each of unlawful transportation of a firearm, unregistered firearms and unregistered ammunition, along with additional weapons and property charges, according to NBC.
These charges are allegations. The reports reviewed do not establish a conviction or a finding that the suspect carried out an assassination attempt.
DHS allegation differs from the affidavit account
DHS said the suspect told officers that voices had instructed him to travel to Washington and kill Trump. CNN and The Associated Press both reported that allegation as coming from the department.
ABC’s report makes an important distinction: the affidavit did not include those alleged remarks. Its account of the document instead describes statements about possessing a gun that other people had allegedly tried to use against him.
The difference does not itself settle whether the DHS allegation is accurate. It means the department’s statement should not be described as a quotation from the affidavit or as an established court finding.
Suspect held after initial court appearance
ABC reported that Guanipa-Chrinos appeared in D.C. Superior Court on Friday, November 6, and remained held without bond, citing online court records. CNN reported that he was in U.S. Marshals Service custody.
NBC said it was not clear whether he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised the officers and said they had prevented the suspect from harming anyone, AP reported. That statement expresses the department’s assessment of the officers’ actions.
Secret Service Director Sean Curran credited officers’ training and de-escalation work, according to CNN. He described a heightened threat environment and concern about armed individuals approaching the White House complex.
The White House referred questions to DHS and the Secret Service, AP reported. The central confirmed development remains the White House arrest and resulting charges, while the alleged threat remains attributed to authorities.
