Federal prosecutors charged a New Hampshire man for allegedly threatening to kill President Trump.
“A Nashua resident and federal employee was charged by criminal complaint in federal court on Friday, May 1, 2026, for interstate communication of a threat against the President,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Hampshire stated in a press release.
“He was arrested yesterday and appears before the court today,” it continued.
The man is an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
A Federal Aviation Administration employee was arrested Monday after he allegedly threatened to harm President Trump and used a work computer to research his plans, prosecutors said. https://t.co/v9N6UCqoub
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) May 5, 2026
More from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Hampshire:
Dean DelleChiaie, age 35, an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration, allegedly conducted various internet searches on his government work computer in late January, like how to get a gun into a federal facility, previous assassination attempts against the President, the percentage of the population that wants the President dead, and the phrase “I am going to kill Donald John Trump.” According to the complaint, the United States Secret Service interviewed DelleChiaie in early February where he admitted to conducting those searches on his work computer and to owning three firearms, including a handgun he kept inside a safe at his home.
On April 21, 2026, DelleChiaie allegedly used his personal email to transmit a threat across state lines to the White House’s public facing email address. In the email, which had as the subject “Contact the President,” DelleChiaie stated, “I, Dean DelleChiaie, am going neutralize/kill you – Donald John Trump – because you decided to kill kids – and say that it was War – when in reality – it is terrorism. God knows your actions and where you belong.”
If convicted, DelleChiaie faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
According to CNBC, the FAA’s Information Technology department told the Secret Service about the “concerning searches” after DelleChiaie requested to delete his search history off the device.
FAA employee in New Hampshire charged with threatening to kill Trump https://t.co/an8609L1AJ
— CNBC (@CNBC) May 5, 2026
CNBC shared further:
On Feb. 3, a Secret Service agent and a Nashua Police officer visited DelleChiaie’s apartment, where “he admitted to conducting the searches … and was remorseful,” the affidavit said.
“DelleChiaie stated that he realized he should not search these subjects and that it was crazy for him to do this on his work computer,” Gamble wrote.
He also said he was motivated to conduct the searches because he was “upset with the current administration based on multiple subjects, including the election, presidential pardons, and the ‘Epstein files.’ ”
Those files are Department of Justice documents about its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, a notorious sex offender.
During the interview, the Secret Service agent saw several items written on a whiteboard attached to DelleChiaie’s, including: “Calm down more;” “1-month no arrest by police;” “Go DC to office if they do not action;” “Say arrest me ‘I am going to murder Donald John Trump – per defense of oath,’ ” according to the affidavit.
He told the agent and police officer had had an interest in assassinations, “but he did conduct a search about assassinations because it was part of the cycle that was going on in his mind,” the affidavit said.
“DelleChiaie mentioned that he was depressed and sees a therapist and is engaged in Ketamine therapy to try to get better,” Gamble wrote. “DelleChiaie admitted that he drinks to ‘black out’ and that he used to drink every day. Dellechiaie said that he used cannabis daily and occasionally uses mushrooms.”
