Woman arrested for threatening to shoot Trump at Florida rally

A 21-year-old woman, Allison Albro, has been arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot US President Donald Trump at a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida. This alleged threat was made on social media, where Albro posted a photo of herself captioned, "Going to the Trump rally in my city tmr so I can shoot him with my glock! Wish me luck guys!!"

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Secret Service became aware of the threat and alerted the Volusia sheriff’s office. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced Albro's arrest on Friday, sharing a copy of her post on the department's social media to warn others about the consequences of such threats.

Albro was charged with a written threat to kill and unlawful use of a two-way communications device to facilitate a felony. She claimed the post was a joke and said she does not own a Glock or have any interest in guns. The sheriff's office searched her home and found no weapons, though they did not find any evidence to support her claim.

Chitwood emphasized that his department takes online threats seriously, citing a previous incident where he perp-walked students who had made false threats at school. Albro remains in jail without bond until her next hearing on Monday.