“Shoot Donald Trump, Shoot Joe Biden”: Florida man had Trump, Biden on his hit list, allegedly planned to shoot and kill whole families
Florida – Federal prosecutors say a Florida man now faces serious charges after allegedly posting a string of violent threats online, including statements that he planned to travel to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and shoot him.
According to court records filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, 36-year-old Diego Martin Villavicencio was arrested last month and charged with transmitting threatening communications online.

Investigators say the threats appeared across social media platforms and anonymous online forums, where Villavicencio allegedly promoted violence against government officials, corporate leaders, and the country’s political system.
One of the most alarming messages surfaced in response to an online article about a cryptocurrency forum scheduled to take place at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.

Prosecutors say Villavicencio posted a message on the forum 4chan declaring that he intended to drive to the resort and “take a couple shots at Trump.”
It was not just about Trump. The post also called for violence against other public figures, including former President Joe Biden, while urging attacks on politicians and business leaders.
Authorities say the message came from an account using the name “@oracleofomega.” Federal investigators later traced the online identity back to Villavicencio after obtaining records from online platforms and internet service providers. The suspect wrote the following, according to Law and Crime.

Good, I’ll be driving there to take a couple shots at Trump and some of the other corrupt plutocrats.
Death to America
Bomb America
Bomb the federal reserve
Kill politicians
Kill CEOs
Shoot Joe Biden
Shoot Donald Trump
END CAPITALISM
FREE THE PEOPLE.
The affidavit describes a trail of digital evidence that linked the account’s activity to a residence in Tallahassee, Florida.
The threats were not limited to presidents. Investigators say the same account also targeted other prominent figures, including Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In one post cited by prosecutors, Powell’s photograph appeared with crosshairs drawn over his head alongside a warning that he would be shot and killed on a specific date.
Another threat allegedly involved a sitting member of Congress. According to the affidavit, the account responded to a social media post from the lawmaker by writing, “I’ll kill you and your family and you won’t do anything about it. Corruption listens to bullets.”
Investigators say the account later sent the lawmaker a direct message predicting that he would be “shot and killed” the following day.
The court filing does not identify the targeted lawmaker, but Rep. Eric Swalwell later confirmed he was the individual referenced in the investigation.
Speaking to NBC News, Swalwell said the threats appeared designed to intimidate him. He added that political violence has no place in American public life and expressed gratitude to federal authorities for responding to the situation.
Investigators say the social media account used in the posts was originally created in 2020 using a ProtonMail email address. Login records and other digital data helped agents trace activity from the account to an internet connection tied to the Tallahassee residence, according to the affidavit.
Even after the account was suspended from X, formerly known as Twitter, authorities say similar messages continued to appear on 4chan. Several of the posts repeated earlier statements encouraging violence against political and financial leaders, including renewed calls to shoot Donald Trump.
The federal affidavit also references a previous encounter with law enforcement involving Villavicencio. While attending the University of Central Florida in 2015, he was arrested after allegedly pulling a pocketknife during an altercation with another student at a campus recreation center. According to investigators, Villavicencio admitted that he had pointed the knife before throwing it away.
Villavicencio remains in federal custody and is scheduled to stand trial in May. Prosecutors say the case highlights how online threats against public officials are increasingly being investigated and prosecuted when authorities determine they cross the line into criminal conduct.
If convicted, Villavicencio faces up to five years in prison on each count of interstate communication of threats and threatening the President, and up to 10 years in prison for impeding or retaliating against a federal official.
Similar threats to President Trump
A Florida man has been indicted by a federal grand jury after authorities say he repeatedly declared his intention to kill former President Donald Trump.
Markus E. Hamlett, 46, faces one count of making a threat against the President of the United States, according to U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin. Investigators say Hamlett sent a series of emails in May 2025 to media outlets and government officials in which he openly used his full name while stating he planned to assassinate Trump.
Court records show the messages became increasingly aggressive over a short period of time. In several emails, Hamlett allegedly wrote that he was planning to murder Trump and claimed he had traveled to Washington, D.C., to organize the act.
Authorities say the threats continued months later, including a December 2025 message submitted through the CIA’s public website referencing the “murder of Donald Trump.”
Law enforcement eventually detained Hamlett on Jan. 30 after deputies in Escambia County placed him on a 72-hour mental health hold. Investigators say he continued making threatening statements during intake and later told Secret Service agents he had been sending messages and making calls for months in an attempt to get law enforcement’s attention.
If convicted, Hamlett could face up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine, with the trial scheduled to begin April 6, 2026.



