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Florida woman arrested over Instagram threat to shoot Trump at Daytona rally

Allison Albro, 21, says a Glock-shooting post was a joke; Secret Service and FBI flagged it hours before Trump's Daytona Beach rally.

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What to know

  • A 21-year-old Daytona Beach woman, Allison Albro, was arrested on charges of written threats to kill after an Instagram post about shooting Trump with a Glock.
  • The FBI and Secret Service flagged the post almost immediately, and deputies arrested her the same day, hours before Trump's scheduled rally.
  • Albro, a registered Republican, says the post was a joke, that she owns no gun and dislikes guns, and that she was not going to hurt anyone; no firearms were found at her home.
  • The rally proceeded as planned four days before Florida's midterm election, with Trump appearing alongside gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds under heightened security.

“I would strongly advise anyone else thinking of posting a 'joke' along these lines to think twice.”

Mike Chitwood, Volusia County Sheriff · X, via Orlando Sentinel ↗ · Oct 29

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Florida woman arrested over Instagram threat to shoot Trump at Daytona rally
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    Trump holds Daytona Beach rally as scheduled

    Trump spoke at the Daytona Beach rally Friday night in support of Rep. Byron Donalds' gubernatorial campaign and other Florida GOP candidates, four days before the midterm election, amid heightened security after the threat.

    “Going to the trump rally in my city tmr so I can shoot him with my glock! wish me luck guys !!”
    — Allison Albro, Arrested suspect · source
    1. 5 outlets Woman arrested for threatening to shoot Trump at Florida rally claims she was joking

      first by Washington Examiner, 13d ago · also Orlando Sentinel, Washington Times, RedState, SCMP

      4 more headlines
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    Sheriff Chitwood publicizes the arrest ahead of Trump's rally

    Chitwood announced the arrest on X on Friday, warning the public against posting assassination 'jokes' and saying law enforcement would work with the FBI and Secret Service to keep the rally safe.

    “We are not going to tolerate threats to assassinate the president…[she] is learning that the hard way,…”
    — Sheriff Mike Chitwood
  3. background

    Albro tells deputies the threat was a joke — Albro told deputies she doesn't own a Glock, doesn't like guns, dislikes Trump but never intended to shoot anyone; a search of her home found no firearms, and voter records show she is a registered Republican.

  4. background

    FBI, Secret Service and deputies arrest Albro at her home — The FBI and Secret Service detected the post and alerted the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, whose Domestic Security Unit and Secret Service agents visited Albro at home; she had already deleted the post and was arrested on charges of written threats to kill and unlawful use of a communications device.

  5. background

    Albro posts Instagram threat to shoot Trump — Albro allegedly posted that she was going to Trump's Daytona Beach rally to shoot him with her Glock, referencing his campaign stop scheduled for the next night.