Police in Washington, D.C., arrested a Texas woman on Friday on suspicion of threatening former President Trump and illegally possessing a firearm.
The woman, named as Cristina Montoya, was arrested after travelling to the capital, and the Metropolitan police said they were first alerted about her by the Secret Service.
“Following an investigation by detectives, Christina Montoya, 41, of San Antonio, Texas, was arrested and charged with possession of a handgun without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm and making threats against a former president,” police said in a statement.
Authorities say Montoya’s threats against Trump began on July 20.
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Police in Washington, D.C., arrested a Texas woman on Friday on suspicion of threatening former President Trump and illegally possessing a firearm. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
According to the police report, police found the woman’s vehicle and recovered a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield pistol, magazines and a gun lock.
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This incident came just weeks after Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where President Trump narrowly survived the attack with a bullet to the ear.
The assassination attempt is now the subject of multiple investigations by the FBI, the Secret Service, and Congress, and former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after explosive hearings in which she faced calls for her removal from both Republicans and Democrats.
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Former President Donald Trump was injured at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, and was quickly carried off the stage. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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The investigation is centered on what building Crooks used as a base from which to fire on the former president and why the building was outside of Secret Service security.
