US EditionMassachusetts man charged with attempt to assassinate Cabinet member
- Ryan Michael English, a 24-year-old Massachusetts resident, was charged in January with attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent at the U.S. Capitol.
- English traveled from Massachusetts to Washington with plans to kill Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, according to prosecutors and court documents.
- Capitol Police found English carrying a folding knife, two improvised Molotov cocktails made from vodka bottles with cloth wicks, and a green lighter near the Capitol on January 27.
- English allegedly told officers, "I'd like to turn myself in," claiming to have weapons and stating he intended "to kill Scott Bessent," while referring to Hegseth as a "Nazi."
- English’s charges include attempted assassination and carrying dangerous weapons, and his actions suggest ongoing security concerns around high-profile government figures in Washington.
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ThePatriotLight - Massachusetts man charged for attempting to assassinate Trump administration leaders
ThePatriotLight - A Massachusetts man has been indicted on federal charges after allegedly attempting to bring a knife and two Molotov cocktails into the U.S. Capitol with the intent to attack a presidential cabinet nominee. Ryan Michael English, 24, of South Deerfield, was formally charged Tuesday in a two-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court. The chargesMassachusetts man charged for attempting to assassinate Trump administration leade…
Mass. woman charged in connection with assassination attempt at US Capitol
A Massachusetts resident is facing charges in connection with an assassination attempt at the U.S. Capitol in January. On Jan. 27, a South Deerfield woman, Ryan Michael English, also known as Riley Jane English, was stopped at the Capitol with two homemade firebombs, a lighter and a folding knife.
JUST IN: Justice Department Announces Indictment Against Man For Allegedly Attempting To Assassinate Trump Cabinet Member * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
The Justice Department announced an indictment against a Massachusetts man for allegedly attempting to assassinate a member of President Trump’s Cabinet. “Ryan Michael English, 24, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, was charged in a two-count indictment, filed today in U.S. District Court, with the attempted assassination of a cabinet member nominee and carrying a dangerous weapon on the Grounds of the U.S. Capitol Building,” the U.S. Attorney’s…
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