Federal Judge Orders Gps Monitoring For Ex-coast Guard Officer Who Allegedly Threatened To Assassinate Trump

A national judge ordered erstwhile U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant Peter Stinson to location detention pinch GPS monitoring during a proceeding connected accusations that he made galore threats against President Donald Trump connected societal media complete nan past 5 years.

The 63-year-old Virginia resident served arsenic an serviceman successful nan U.S. Coast Guard from 1988 to 2021, during which clip he became a sharpshooter and served arsenic a FEMA instructor.

Judge Ivan Davis connected Wednesday said he did not believe, nether nan conditions he laid out, that Stinson’s merchandise to location detention posed a threat to nan community.

Stinson, who wore a greenish situation jumpsuit to nan hearing, was seen speaking pinch his attorneys during nan proceeding.

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Peter Stinson is accused of making online threats against President Donald Trump complete nan past 5 years. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

Prosecutors from nan U.S. Department of Justice alleged that Stinson made aggregate threats against Trump connected various societal media platforms, including X, Reddit and Bluesky.

Stinson’s nationalist defender, however, pointed retired that Stinson said things like, "Someone should return nan shot…he said I can’t sprout but I tin drive. I’d return nan shot, but I’m a lousy shot, truthful it would beryllium a waste."

Prosecutors countered nan statement by saying Stinson lied astir his skills, noting that he received master marksman ribbons while successful nan service.

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President Donald Trump speaks pinch reporters aft announcing a waste and acquisition woody pinch United Kingdom successful nan Oval Office of nan White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Stinson’s nationalist defender besides based on that nan statute successful mobility is circumstantial successful narration to threatening language, and that governmental hyperbole is protected reside nether nan First Amendment.

Judge Davis appeared to work together pinch nan nationalist defender arsenic prosecutors were having a reliable clip gathering nan load of establishing probable cause. He yet gave prosecutors until adjacent Wednesday to record further written briefs connected nan matter.

In an affidavit revenge connected Friday, a task unit serviceman from nan Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed specifications astir nan myriads of online threats that Stinson allegedly made.

In 1 instance, Stinson reportedly wrote that Trump needed to beryllium "[L]uigied," connected May 9. The station was a reference to Luigi Mangione, who is accused of sidesplitting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson past year.

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President Donald Trump addresses a associated convention of Congress astatine nan U.S. Capitol connected March 04, 2025, successful Washington, DC (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Stinson allegedly made schematic threats against Trump involving guns, poisoning and moreover knives connected aggregate societal media platforms. 

Stinson besides allegedly referenced "not having nan basal skills," to successfully complete an assassination, but besides eerily suggested that he was not being wholly truthful.

The archive besides alleges that Stinson made several references to 8647, which authorities officials opportunity "is apt successful reference to an Instagram station made by erstwhile FBI Director James Comey."

According to nan affidavit, Stinson "self-identified arsenic a personnel of ANTIFA."

On Feb. 2, Stinson allegedly posted connected his X account, "Sure. This is war. Sides will beryllium drawn. Antifa ever wins successful nan end. Violence is inherently necessary."

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The astir caller station referenced successful nan archive was published connected BlueSky connected June 11, erstwhile Stinson allegedly wrote, "When he dies, nan statement is going to beryllium yuge."

Fox News Digital’s Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.