A former U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant who has identified himself as a member of Antifa was arrested on Monday and charged for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump.
According to Fox News, charges have been filed against former Lieutenant Peter Stinson, a Virginia resident who served in the Coast Guard from 1988 to 2021. The outlet noted that Stinson was also a sharpshooter and a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) instructor.
In the court documents obtained by Fox News, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) task force officer claimed that Stinson allegedly threatened on May 9 that Trump needed to be “[L]uigied,” in an apparent reference to Luigi Mangione, who allegedly assassinated United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December.
According to court documents, Stinson allegedly posted violent threats against Trump on multiple social media platforms. The former Coast Guard lieutenant’s threats included guns, knives, and poisoning against the 47th president.
Court documents claim that Stinson issued a threat against Trump in April of 2020 in response to a social media user who tweeted, “Somebody ought sue [Trump’s] a– off.” Stinson allegedly answered the social media user, saying, “Somebody ought to do more than sue the orange mf’s a–.” Stinson allegedly added, “It involves a rifle and a scope, but I can’t talk about it here.”
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According to the court documents, Stinson allegedly issued another threatening statement on social media, saying, “I’d be willing to pitch in $100 for a contract. Who wants to join me? We could solve the solvable part of this problem in a crack. Then, we can focus on the coronavirus itself.”
The court documents also claim that Stinson referenced “8647” multiple times in his alleged threats against Trump. Officials claim that Stinson’s use of “8647” is “likely in reference to an Instagram post made by former FBI Director James Comey.”
“The post by Comey was interpreted in the news media as a violent threat to President Trump and prompted an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Secret Service,” court documents state. “STINSON has since made 13 additional posts on Bluesky including the text, ‘8647’.”
According to the court documents, Stinson’s most recent threatening post was shared on June 11 on BlueSky when he allegedly wrote, “When he dies, the party is going to be yuge.”
In addition to Stinson’s alleged threats against the 47th president, court documents claim that the former Coast Guard lieutenant has “self-identified as a member of ANTIFA” and issued a February statement on social media, saying, “Sure. This is war. Sides will be drawn. Antifa always wins in the end. Violence is inherently necessary.”
According to Fox News, Stinson has been charged with threatening to kill Trump and is currently expected to appear in federal court on Wednesday.
