FAA employee in New Hampshire charged with threatening to kill Trump

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FAA employee charged with Trump death threat in New Hampshire Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Key Points Federal Aviation Administration employee Dean DelleChiaie of New Hampshire is charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump.

DelleChiaie, 35, allegedly conducted internet searches on his government work computer related to getting a gun into a federal facility, prior assassination attempts, and the phrase "I am going to kill Donald John Trump," before emailing a threat months later to the White House.

His arrest comes on the heels of the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on a charge of threatening to kill Trump, and the arrest of Cole Tomas Allen for allegedly trying to assassinate the president at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

A Federal Aviation Administration flag flies at the Orville Wright Federal Building which houses the FAA headquarters, in Washington, June 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images A Federal Aviation Administration employee in New Hampshire was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump, whom he criticized for the war against Iran, the U.S. attorney's office in Concord said Tuesday.

Dean DelleChiaie , 35, who was arrested Monday, allegedly conducted internet searches on his government work computer in late January for terms that drew the attention of the U.S. Secret Service , according to the U.S. Those subjects included "how to get a gun into a federal facility, previous assassination attempts against the President, the percentage of the population that wants the President dead, and the phrase 'I am going to kill Donald John Trump," according to an affidavit filed to support the criminal complaint against the Nashau resident.

DelleChiaie also searched for the locations of the homes of Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the affidavit said. The FAA's Information Technology department notified the Secret Service about those "concerning searches" after DelleChiaie took his FAA computer to the department "and requested to delete his search history off the device," Secret Service Special Agent Nathanael Gamble wrote in the affidavit.

3, a Secret Service agent and a Nashua Police officer visited DelleChiaie's apartment, where "he admitted to conducting the searches ... and was remorseful," the affidavit said. Read more CNBC politics coverage Pirro reveals new Trump attack evidence; Cole Allen challenges 'suicide precautions' Bard President Botstein retiring after Jeffrey Epstein ties detailed Trump tells Congress hostilities in Iran 'have terminated' at war powers deadline Lutnick gets grilling on Nvidia chip sales to China in Sen.

Chris Coons letter "DelleChiaie stated that he realized he should not search these subjects and that it was crazy for him to do this on his work computer," Gamble wrote. ' " Those files are Department of Justice documents about its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, a notorious sex offender.

During the interview, the Secret Service agent saw several items written on a whiteboard attached to DelleChiaie's, including: "Calm down more;" "1-month no arrest by police;" "Go DC to office if they do not action;" "Say arrest me 'I am going to murder Donald John Trump – per defense of oath,' " according to the affidavit.

He told the agent and police officer had had an interest in assassinations, "but he did conduct a search about assassinations because it was part of the cycle that was going on in his mind," the affidavit said. "DelleChiaie mentioned that he was depressed and sees a therapist and is engaged in Ketamine therapy to try to get better," Gamble wrote.

"DelleChiaie admitted that he drinks to 'black out' and that he used to drink every day. " President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on May 2, 2026. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images He also admitted to owning a handgun, which was locked in a safe in his apartment, and that he also owned another handgun and a hunting rifle that were at a friend's residence, according to the affidavit.

Then, on April 21, DelleChiaie allegedly used his personal email to send an email to the White House's public-facing address, with the subject "Contact the President," the affidavit said. "I, Dean DelleChiaie, am going neutralize/kill you — Donald John Trump — because you decided to kill kids — and say that it was War — when in reality — it is terrorism," the email said, according to the affidavit.

"God knows your actions and where you belong," the email said. DelleChiaie is charged with interstate communication of a threat against the president. He works in mechanical engineering in the FAA, according to the online site Open Payrolls , which tracks pay for federal employees.

DelleChiaie appeared on Tuesday morning in U.S. District Court in New Hampshire. Details of that hearing were not immediately available from the prosecutor's office.

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FAA employee charged with threatening to kill President Trump: DOJ The man, identified as 35-year-old Dean DelleChiaie, allegedly used his government work computer to conduct various internet searches in January about how to get a gun into a federal facility and previous assassination attempts against the president.

By Misty Severi Published: May 5, 2026 6:16pm Article Dig Deeper The Justice Department announced Tuesday that a New Hampshire man and Federal Aviation Administration employee has been charged with one count of threatening to kill President Donald Trump.

The man, identified as 35-year-old Dean DelleChiaie, allegedly used his government work computer to conduct various internet searches in January about how to get a gun into a federal facility and previous assassination attempts against the president.

He also researched the percentage of the population that wants Trump dead, and the phrase “I am going to kill Donald John Trump," according to the department. He then allegedly escalated last month by using his personal email to transmit a threat across state lines to the White House’s public-facing email address.

“I, Dean DelleChiaie, am going neutralize/kill you - Donald John Trump - because you decided to kill kids - and say that it was War - when in reality - it is terrorism," DelleChiaie allegedly wrote in the email. ” DelleChiaie allegedly admitted to federal investigators in February that he researched previous assassination attempts on his government computer and that he owned three firearms.

If convicted, DelleChiaie faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The charge comes after a gunman allegedly opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton last month, where prosecutors claimed he was targeting members of the Trump administration.

Trump was at the dinner. Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.

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This courtroom sketch depicts Cole Tomas Allen, seated center, in federal court in Washington last Thursday. Photograph: Dana Verkouteren/AP View image in fullscreen This courtroom sketch depicts Cole Tomas Allen, seated center, in federal court in Washington last Thursday.

Photograph: Dana Verkouteren/AP Correspondents’ dinner suspect faces new charge of assaulting federal officer Revised indictment alleges Cole Allen, accused of targeting Trump, assaulted federal officer with deadly weapon Cole Tomas Allen, the suspected gunman at the White House correspondents’ dinner, is facing an additional related charge for assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, federal authorities announced on Tuesday.

The new charge, which formally accuses Allen of firing at a US Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint, is part of a new four-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Washington. The other three counts are charges Allen previously faced : attempted assassination, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence and illegal transportation of a firearm and ammunition across state lines.

On 25 April, Allen, a 31-year-old California man, allegedly sprinted past a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual press gala was taking place. Prosecutors allege Allen was running toward the hotel’s ballroom with the intent to assassinate Donald Trump and other senior administration officials, who were dining with roughly 2,500 journalists and other guests.

Why do people believe the Trump assassination attempts are fake? – podcast Read more In Tuesday’s announcement, federal prosecutors claimed that as Allen rushed the security perimeter, he fired a shotgun and hit a Secret Service agent in the chest. Several other weapons were found in his possession, prosecutors said.

“Today’s indictment underscores a simple truth: there is evidence this defendant intended to assassinate the president, and that he shot a US Secret Service officer after he traversed the country with a cache of ammunition to accomplish his goals,” the US attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, said on Tuesday.

“The use of violence to register dissent is anti-democratic at its core. We will pursue the maximum punishment available under the law against anyone who travels to the District of Columbia to engage in such acts. “As alleged in today’s indictment, the heavily armed defendant rushed security and shot a Secret Service Officer in an attempt to assassinate President Trump – but was stopped thanks to the courageous and immediate response from law enforcement,” said the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche.

The initial set of charges against Allen did not accuse him of shooting the agent, nor was it mentioned in a court document prosecutors filed on 29 April seeking Allen’s detention. Pirro released video of the moment Allen charged the security checkpoint last Thursday, claiming the footage showed Allen shooting the Secret Service agent.

Pirro told CNN in an interview on Sunday that a pellet that came from Allen’s shotgun recovered at the scene was intertwined with fibers from the vest of the agent. The agent, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, was not seriously injured.