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Secret Service arrests Venezuelan man with guns in a stolen car near the White House

November 7, 2026

CNN reports that “The officers then discovered that the vehicle had been reported stolen, and the suspect admitted to having weapons in his vehicle.”

CNN reports that the US Secret Service arrested a man near the White House November 5 who allegedly had several guns in a stolen car and was threatening to kill President Donald Trump. A Venezuelan national was arrested near the White House Thursday night after officers found him in a stolen vehicle with three firearms and heaps of ammunition, Politico reports. According to NBC News, a Secret Service police officer affidavit filed in court says that Chrinos, 26, was asleep in a parked blue Ford F-150 when he was awoken and confronted by an officer at 11:42 p.m. Thursday.

CNN reports that “The officers then discovered that the vehicle had been reported stolen, and the suspect admitted to having weapons in his vehicle.”

CBS News reports that in April, chaos broke out when a gunman breached security during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel while Mr. Trump, and first lady Melania Trump were in attendance. The suspect was arrested at the scene, and a Secret Service officer was wounded in the incident, CBS News reports.

According to CBS News, Markwayne Mullin said, "Thanks to our brave Secret Service officers, this illegal alien with three firearms in his vehicle was arrested near the White House before he could harm anyone".

CNN reports that the US Secret Service arrested a man near the White House November 5 who allegedly had several guns in a stolen car and was threatening to kill President Donald Trump. A Venezuelan national was arrested near the White House Thursday night after officers found him in a stolen vehicle with three firearms and heaps of ammunition, Politico reports. According to NBC News, a Secret Service police officer affidavit filed in court says that Chrinos, 26, was asleep in a parked blue Ford F-150 when he was awoken and confronted by an officer at 11:42 p.m. Thursday.

CNN reports that according to the Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service agents noticed Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos – a Venezuela national who DHS said entered the US illegally – acting suspiciously in a car along side the White House. According to NBC News, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday that Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos was approached by Secret Service officers who alleged he was acting suspiciously while parked on Constitution Avenue. Politico reports that officers in Washington approached the suspect after they spotted him “acting suspicious.” Mr Trump's campaign of mass arrests and deportations has proven unpopular with the majority of voters, including some in Mr Trump’s own Republican Party, according to polls, The National reports.

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CNN reports that according to the Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service agents noticed Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos – a Venezuela national who DHS said entered the US illegally – acting suspiciously in a car along side the White House. According to NBC News, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday that Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos was approached by Secret Service officers who alleged he was acting suspiciously while parked on Constitution Avenue. Politico reports that officers in Washington approached the suspect after they spotted him “acting suspicious.”

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