A Tallahassee man was indicted after allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump and other federal officials.
Diego M. Villavicencio, 36, was indicted by a grand jury that charged him with two counts of interstate communication of threats, one count of impeding or retaliating against a federal official and one count of threats against the president, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.
According to a redacted indictment, Villavicencio suggested he would he traveling to Washington, D.C., saying he going to “take a couple of shots at trump (sic) and some of the other corrupt plutocrats.” How he communicated that message and to whom wasn’t clear.
President Donald Trump speaks at a political rally held at Verst Group Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
“If convicted, Villavicencio faces up to five years’ imprisonment on each count of interstate communication of threats and threatening the president and ten years’ imprisonment for impeding or retaliating against a federal official,” the release says.
The FBI, U.S. Capitol Police, the Federal Reserve Board Protective Service and the U.S. Secret Service all were involved in the investigation. Villavicencio is represented by Tallahassee criminal defense attorney Robert “Alex” Morris, court records show.
A trial has been tentatively set for May before Chief District Court Judge Allen C. Winsor.
Local government watchdog reporter Elena Barrera can be reached at ebarrera@tallahassee.com. Follow her on X: @elenabarreraaa.
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