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

A federal judge ordered former U S Coast Guard lieutenant Peter Stinson to home detention with GPS monitoring during a hearing on accusations that he made numerous threats against President Donald Trump on social media over the past five years The -year-old Virginia resident served as an officer in the U S Coast Guard from to during which time he became a sharpshooter and served as a FEMA instructor Judge Ivan Davis on Wednesday disclosed he did not believe under the conditions he laid out that Stinson s release to home detention posed a threat to the society Stinson who wore a green prison jumpsuit to the hearing was seen speaking with his attorneys during the proceeding FBI DIRECTOR PATEL SAYS MAN WHO THREATENED TRUMP USED SAME MESSAGE AS COMEY'S 'DESTRUCTIVE' INSTAGRAM POSTProsecutors from the U S Department of Justice alleged that Stinson made multiple threats against Trump on various social media platforms including X Reddit and Bluesky Stinson s society defender however pointed out that Stinson disclosed things like Someone should take the shot he announced I can t shoot but I can drive I d take the shot but I m a lousy shot so it would be a waste Prosecutors countered the argument by saying Stinson lied about his skills noting that he received expert marksman ribbons while in the operation GEORGIA MAN INDICTED FOR MAKING ALLEGED THREATS AGAINST SENATORS CRUZ FISCHER IN DISTURBING VOICEMAILSStinson s inhabitants defender also argued that the statute in question is specific in relation to threatening language and that political hyperbole is protected speech under the First Amendment Judge Davis appeared to agree with the residents defender as prosecutors were having a tough time meeting the burden of establishing probable cause He ultimately gave prosecutors until next Wednesday to file additional written briefs on the matter In an affidavit filed on Friday a task force officer from the Federal Bureau of Probe FBI revealed details about the myriads of online threats that Stinson allegedly made In one instance Stinson reportedly wrote that Trump needed to be L uigied on May The post was a reference to Luigi Mangione who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year FORMER COAST GUARD OFFICER ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TO ASSASSINATE TRUMP FBIStinson allegedly made graphic threats against Trump involving guns poisoning and even knives on multiple social media platforms Stinson also allegedly referenced not having the necessary skills to successfully complete an assassination but also eerily suggested that he was not being entirely truthful The document also alleges that Stinson made several references to which regime representatives say is likely in reference to an Instagram post made by former FBI Director James Comey According to the affidavit Stinson self-identified as a member of ANTIFA On Feb Stinson allegedly posted on his X account Sure This is war Sides will be drawn Antifa dependably wins in the end Violence is inherently necessary The the majority new post referenced in the document was published on BlueSky on June when Stinson allegedly wrote When he dies the party is going to be yuge Fox News Digital s Andrea Margolis contributed to this statement