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A California man driving cross-country to the White House on a mission to “do whatever it takes” to kill top officials on a “hit list” that included President Biden and former President Barack Obama has been arrested in Iowa, the authorities said in court papers.
The man, Kuachua Brillion Xiong, 25, has been held since Dec. 23 at the Pottawattamie County Jail in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on charges of making threats against a former president, according to sheriff’s records.
Mr. Xiong began driving from his home near Sacramento on or around Dec. 18 “with the intention of driving straight to the White House in Washington, D.C., to kill persons in power,” Justin Larson, a Secret Service agent, wrote in a criminal complaint.
Mr. Xiong made it as far as Iowa. On Dec. 21, he was pulled over by a sergeant with the Cass County Sheriff’s Department “for driving aggressively, weaving in and out of traffic, and speeding,” according to the complaint. Officers who detained him noted that he was using Google Maps to map a route to 1600 Pennsylvania NW, Washington, D.C.
When the sergeant, Tyler Shiels, searched the car, he found an AR-15-style rifle, ammunition, loaded magazines, body armor and medical kits, according to the complaint.
Mr. Xiong told investigators that if he had not been pulled over, he would have continued traveling as part of his plan, which he said was a mission from God to “combat evil demons in the White House.” Mr. Xiong told investigators that he “believes that he is the only person remaining who can free the United States of evil.”
According to the criminal complaint, which was filed in Federal District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Mr. Xiong assembled his hit list using the popular app TikTok, downloading videos “to compile a list of evil individuals he intended to kill.”
The list included over 100 videos and targeted — in addition to Mr. Biden and Mr. Obama — former President Bill Clinton; Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s foremost infectious-disease specialist; and Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta, the social media giant previously known as Facebook. Mr. Xiong said he would kill Mr. Biden only if he did not comply with Mr. Xiong’s demands, which were not specified in the complaint.
During the interview with officials, Mr. Xiong was adamant that if released from custody he would not return home to California to see his family and but would “do whatever it takes” to complete his plan. “He plans on dying while fighting evil demons at the White House,” Mr. Larson wrote.
In an email on Thursday, Mike Maloney, a lawyer for Mr. Xiong, declined to comment on the case.
According to court records, Mr. Maloney has signaled his intent to use an insanity defense in his client’s trial.
California Man on Deadly Mission to White House Is Arrested, Officials Say
Kuachua Brillion Xiong, 25, is being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on charges of making threats against a former president.A California man driving cross-country to the White House on a mission to “do whatever it takes” to kill top officials on a “hit list” that included President Biden and former President Barack Obama has been arrested in Iowa, the authorities said in court papers.
The man, Kuachua Brillion Xiong, 25, has been held since Dec. 23 at the Pottawattamie County Jail in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on charges of making threats against a former president, according to sheriff’s records.
Mr. Xiong began driving from his home near Sacramento on or around Dec. 18 “with the intention of driving straight to the White House in Washington, D.C., to kill persons in power,” Justin Larson, a Secret Service agent, wrote in a criminal complaint.
Mr. Xiong made it as far as Iowa. On Dec. 21, he was pulled over by a sergeant with the Cass County Sheriff’s Department “for driving aggressively, weaving in and out of traffic, and speeding,” according to the complaint. Officers who detained him noted that he was using Google Maps to map a route to 1600 Pennsylvania NW, Washington, D.C.
When the sergeant, Tyler Shiels, searched the car, he found an AR-15-style rifle, ammunition, loaded magazines, body armor and medical kits, according to the complaint.
Mr. Xiong told investigators that if he had not been pulled over, he would have continued traveling as part of his plan, which he said was a mission from God to “combat evil demons in the White House.” Mr. Xiong told investigators that he “believes that he is the only person remaining who can free the United States of evil.”
According to the criminal complaint, which was filed in Federal District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Mr. Xiong assembled his hit list using the popular app TikTok, downloading videos “to compile a list of evil individuals he intended to kill.”
The list included over 100 videos and targeted — in addition to Mr. Biden and Mr. Obama — former President Bill Clinton; Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s foremost infectious-disease specialist; and Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta, the social media giant previously known as Facebook. Mr. Xiong said he would kill Mr. Biden only if he did not comply with Mr. Xiong’s demands, which were not specified in the complaint.
During the interview with officials, Mr. Xiong was adamant that if released from custody he would not return home to California to see his family and but would “do whatever it takes” to complete his plan. “He plans on dying while fighting evil demons at the White House,” Mr. Larson wrote.
In an email on Thursday, Mike Maloney, a lawyer for Mr. Xiong, declined to comment on the case.
According to court records, Mr. Maloney has signaled his intent to use an insanity defense in his client’s trial.
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Interesting factoid about the new Mayor. Not sure if things will improve much with a legislative legacy like this...
Just over a decade ago, when New York City’s mayor-elect Eric Adams, was a state senator, he orchestrated a campaign called “Stop the Sag.” Its goal: to get men to stop wearing pants that appeared to be sliding down their underwear.
Roger that, BUT one wonders if that's a high legislative priority. I'm sure you could think of at least 100 more important challenges NY/NYC continues to face...
CELLFISH
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U brought it up, not me…
Guess everyone deserves a 23rd chance....
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Howie Carr: Felon’s flight show’s Biden’s border policy in action
Buenos dias, Francisco Solano-Godinez, today’s poster boy for the Biden administration’s insane open-borders policy. Until January, it was routine to deport violent foreign criminals as soon as the…
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wader
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A Nation On Hold Wants to Speak With a Manager
Nerves at the grocery store were already frayed, in the way of these things as the pandemic slouches toward its third year, when the customer arrived. He wanted Cambozola, a type of blue cheese. He had been cooped up for a long time. He scoured the dairy area; nothing. He flagged down an...
Drivers stuck on I-95 traffic backup in Virginia for hours
Traffic has been at a standstill for hours following Monday's storm, crashes and stalled trucks
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Drivers stuck on I-95 traffic backup in Virginia for hours
Traffic has been at a standstill for hours following Monday's storm, crashes and stalled trucks
I noticed Teslas driving pretty slow on the way to work this morning, they must be having range anxiety in the cold and having to crank the heat. I wonder how many were stuck in that traffic jam?
I was a counselor at our academy in '84 in Richmond when a three inch snowfall hit. For shits and giggles that weekend we stood near the corner at the hotel and counted the accidents and gave them ratings.Drivers stuck on I-95 traffic backup in Virginia for hours
Traffic has been at a standstill for hours following Monday's storm, crashes and stalled trucks
Three inches in Richmond???? End of days!!!
Daughter was at school in Baltimore when they got 12". Place was closed down for over a week!!
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