FAA employee arrested over threat to ‘neutralize’ Trump

Published May 5, 2026 3:45pm ET



A Federal Aviation Administration employee was arrested on Monday on accusations he threatened to kill President Donald Trump. 

Dean DelleChiaie, 35, appeared at the U.S. District Court in New Hampshire on Tuesday and faces charges of communicating an interstate threat against the president. His arrest comes after he allegedly made several internet searches from his work computer in January centered on assassination and killing Trump, according to court documents.

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