{"id":27440,"date":"2025-10-30T07:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/27440\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T07:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:09:11","slug":"former-isu-graduate-teacher-assistant-arrested-for-allegedly-threatening-president-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/27440\/","title":{"rendered":"Former ISU graduate teacher assistant arrested for allegedly threatening President Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">El Paso (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\">25News Now<\/a>) &#8211; An El Paso man who was previously arrested for allegedly vandalizing a Turning Point USA display at ISU is now in jail after allegedly making threats against President Donald Trump, according to the El Paso Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Officers said Derek Lopez was arrested by the FBI and El Paso police around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday after a traffic stop. He was taken to the El Paso Police Department, where he was questioned by the FBI and Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Lopez was later taken to the Woodford County Jail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">25News reached out to the FBI about which charges Lopez is facing, and was told authorities would release more information at a later time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Lopez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/2025\/10\/19\/isu-police-arrest-teaching-assistant-caught-video-overturning-local-turning-points-table-display\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/2025\/10\/19\/isu-police-arrest-teaching-assistant-caught-video-overturning-local-turning-points-table-display\/\">was previously arrested and charged<\/a> earlier in October after he allegedly vandalized a Turning Point USA display on the Illinois State University Campus. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Illinois State University police said following that incident, Lopez was released on a notice to appear in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/2025\/10\/20\/isu-graduate-teaching-assistant-relieved-duties-after-arrest-alleged-criminal-damage-property\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/2025\/10\/20\/isu-graduate-teaching-assistant-relieved-duties-after-arrest-alleged-criminal-damage-property\/\">He was later relieved<\/a> of his graduate teacher assistant duties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">You can watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\">25News<\/a> &#8211; any newscast, anywhere &#8211; streaming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/livestream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/livestream\">LIVE<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">25NewsNow.com<\/a>, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/page\/get-the-new-25-news-now-app-today\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/page\/get-the-new-25-news-now-app-today\/\" target=\"_blank\">25News mobile app<\/a>, and on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/page\/how-to-watch-25newsnow-on-ctv-and-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/page\/how-to-watch-25newsnow-on-ctv-and-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\">WEEK 25News SmartTV streaming app<\/a>. 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