'I'm planning on murdering Donald Trump': Man vowed to execute the president, gloated that he would 'be the one to pull the plug,' feds say

A 46-year-old antheral successful Florida is accused of threatening to termination the president, allegedly sending a bid of emails to quality outlets and authorities officials successful which helium vowed to "stop astatine nothing" successful his crippled to "murder Donald Trump."

Markus Edward Hamlett, who antecedently served successful the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force, was indicted this week connected 1 number of making a menace upon the president of the United States, authorities announced.

According to a probable origin affidavit filed successful the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Hamlett sent the bid of threatening emails connected May 17 and May 18, 2025, from his idiosyncratic Yahoo account.

On May 17, helium allegedly sent threatening messages, which read:

• "I'm Markus Hamlett and I'm publically threatening Donald Trump. He's VERY unsafe and I'll halt astatine thing to halt him."
• "I'm readying connected murdering Donald Trump."
• "Markus Hamlett has a program to execution Donald Trump."

He allegedly sent 3 much messages the pursuing day:

• "I, Markus Hamlett, was successful Washington, DC connected dates known to the authorities and my ex-wife. I went determination to program to execution Trump."
• "I'm putting my intent to execution Trump each implicit the internet. The satellite volition soon cognize what a DUMB B— that antheral is."
• "Here's my receipt from the days I was successful Washington, DC preparing Trump's death. I'm going to execution the President of the United States."

On May 19, 2025, Hamlett wrote that Trump "is done," adding, "and I'll beryllium the 1 to propulsion the plug."

Deputies with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office connected Jan. 30 took Hamlett into custody and placed him connected a 72-hour involuntary intelligence wellness clasp astatine the Lakeview Center successful Pensacola, Florida. The U.S. Secret Service was notified of Hamlett's apprehension the aforesaid day.

"While astatine the Lakeview Center, Hamlett made galore verbal statements to the intake unit astatine the facility, threatening to instrumentality the beingness of President Trump," the affidavit says.

According to the affidavit, erstwhile agents responded to the halfway to interrogation Hamlett, helium said "he had been waiting a agelong clip to talk with us."

"I person been sending emails and making telephone calls for a twelvemonth trying to get arrested," Hamlett allegedly told the agents.

A cheque of national databases showed that Hamlett successful October 2025 had been arrested successful San Jose, California, aft helium allegedly called 911 and told the exigency dispatcher helium "had a large program to assassinate Donald Trump."

"Hamlett stated helium did marque the 911 telephone with the supra threat," the affidavit states. "He was arrested during that incidental and to his astonishment helium was released soon thereafter."

The suspect allegedly sent an further menace connected Dec. 3, 2025, successful an email sent to the CIA's nationalist website.

"The execution of Donald Trump!" the email began. "He should cognize successful 5 days I'll publically f— him up if I don't person my telephone back. It'll conscionable beryllium a amusive small happening I bash to him. He should truly buss my a—, I'll adjacent support it a secret."

Jury enactment for Hamlett's proceedings is presently scheduled to statesman connected Monday, April 6, successful Pensacola.