FAA Employee Charged for Threatening President Trump

A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contractor from New Hampshire has been charged with making threats against President Donald Trump, according to prosecutors who made the announcement on Tuesday.

Dean Delekiaie, a 35-year-old mechanical engineering contractor based in Nashua, was arrested on Monday as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire.

Prosecutors allege that Delekiaie sent death threats to the White House from a personal email about a month ago, clearly identifying himself and stating his intention to “neutralize” or “kill” the president. This disturbing email arrived roughly three months after he reportedly began researching assassination techniques on government-issued computers.

Included in his search were how-to guides for smuggling firearms into federal locations, prior assassination attempts on Trump, and statistical data regarding threats against the president. He also allegedly stated he was “going to kill Donald John Trump.”

During a February interview with the U.S. Secret Service, Delekiaie reportedly admitted to using his work computer for these searches. He also acknowledged owning three firearms, one being a handgun secured in a safe at his residence.

On April 21, he supposedly sent an email from his personal account to the White House, with the subject “Contact the President.” In this email, he accused Trump of “terrorism” and expressed his intentions—including a line that insinuated he would “incapacitate/kill” Trump for, as he put it, having decided to “kill children.”

Delekiaie was formally charged in federal court last Friday with interstate communications threats directed towards the president.

Now, he is set to appear in court on Tuesday. If found guilty, Delekiaie could face up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

The investigation is being led by the U.S. Secret Service, and the case will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Shannon.