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-Lurid Crime Tales-

Man Who Was Planning to Kill Trump's New Treasury Secretary Arrested

2025-01-29

[TOWNHALL] Capitol police have arrested a Massachusetts man who allegedly traveled to Washington, D.C. armed with Molotov cocktails and a knife to kill newly-confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Ryan Michael "Reily" English turned himself in to law enforcement on Monday morning and admitted his plans to commit murder, according to CNBC.

Ryan Michael "Reily" English, who turned himself in to U.S. Capitol Police at 3:12 p.m. ET Monday, said he traveled to Washington, D.C., initially planning to kill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., a police affidavit revealed.

But English shifted his target to Bessent after stopping at a library in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and reading that the Senate was voting Monday on his nomination as President Donald Trump
...So far he's been unkillable, and they've tried....
’s Treasury chief, the document says.

English allegedly planned to murder Bessent by tossing the Molotov cocktail at his feet, the affidavit said. He also wanted to stab the treasury secretary if he was able to get close enough to him.

Posted by:Fred

#5 Skidmark’s Breitbart link makes it sound underpants gnomes-level planning. Also, it’s odd that “Reily”is named as ENGLISHZ throughout the affidavit and, at least in the quoted sections, never once by a pronoun.

I vote for mental illness or a drug-induced psychotic break, very probably with compounding trans issues.

Posted by: trailing wife 2025-01-29 11:47

#4 Man Allegedly Plotting to Kill Mike Johnson, Scott Bessent, Pete Hegseth Arrested at U.S. Capitol with Molotov Cocktails

Posted by: Skidmark 2025-01-29 08:21

#3 24/7 hate mongering on the DNCMSM can have that effect. Interesting how they avoid telling us the race of criminals because it might 'insight' but have no problem call Trump and his supporters Nazis and fascists.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-01-29 07:45

#2 Lots of Luigi like actors; look how many likes and views Luigi got!

Posted by: Airandee 2025-01-29 06:45

#1

I wonder if the padding in the Mental Ward is thick enough for this one?

But, clearly a typical Biden supporter. 🤔

Posted by: NN2N1 2025-01-29 05:56

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