The Department of Justice has arrested Nick Guadalupe Cruz-Lopez, a 20-year-old resident of Plant City, Florida, for threatening to kill President Trump. Cruz-Lopez was charged with making a threat to kill the President of the United States and faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted.

According to a criminal complaint filed by U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe, on April 2, 2026, Cruz-Lopez posted an Instagram photo showing himself holding an AR-15 style rifle with the caption “MAGA Otw to kill trump.” Federal agents located and arrested him that same day.

This arrest follows a recent pattern of threats against President Trump. On April 1, Andrew D. Emerald, a man from Great Barrington, Massachusetts, was arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate the president. When federal agents arrived at his home, Emerald held a long metallic sword in one hand and a sheath in the other. He told agents they would have to shoot him.

Emerald was charged with eight counts of interstate transmission of threatening communications and could face up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000 if convicted. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

A criminal complaint is a formal charge that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.