Federal judge orders GPS monitoring for ex-Coast Guard officer who allegedly threatened to assassinate Trump

A national justice ordered erstwhile U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant Peter Stinson to location detention with GPS monitoring during a proceeding connected accusations that helium made galore threats against President Donald Trump connected societal media implicit the past 5 years.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Prosecutors countered the statement by saying Stinson lied astir his skills, noting that helium received adept marksman ribbons portion successful the service.

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aft announcing a commercialized woody with United Kingdom successful the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Stinson’s nationalist defender besides argued that the statute successful question is circumstantial successful narration to threatening language, and that governmental hyperbole is protected code nether the First Amendment.

Judge Davis appeared to hold with the nationalist defender arsenic prosecutors were having a pugnacious clip gathering the load of establishing probable cause. He yet gave prosecutors until adjacent Wednesday to record further written briefs connected the matter.

In an affidavit filed connected Friday, a task unit serviceman from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed details astir the 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 notation 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 league of Congress astatine the U.S. Capitol connected March 04, 2025, successful Washington, DC (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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

Stinson besides allegedly referenced "not having the indispensable skills," to successfully implicit an assassination, but besides eerily suggested that helium was not being wholly truthful.

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

According to the affidavit, Stinson "self-identified arsenic a subordinate of ANTIFA."

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

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The astir caller station referenced successful the papers was published connected BlueSky connected June 11, erstwhile Stinson allegedly wrote, "When helium dies, the enactment is going to beryllium yuge."

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