Crime & Public Safety

FBI Arrests Illinois Man Accused of Making Heinous Threats Against Trump

Agents apprehended Derek Lopez in a coordinated traffic stop following a probe involving the Secret Service and local police.
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FBI Arrests Illinois Man Accused of Making Heinous Threats Against Trump
Derek Lopez, arrested on charges of making threats against President Donald Trump, in a booking photo at Woodford County Jail, in Eureka, Ill., on Oct. 28, 2025. El Paso Police Department
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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An Illinois man has been charged in federal court with making threats against President Donald Trump, following an investigation led by the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service.

Derek Lopez, 27, was arrested on Oct. 28 without incident in El Paso after FBI agents from the agency’s Springfield office and El Paso police conducted a coordinated traffic stop.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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