WASHINGTON (7News) — A former United States Coast Guard officer from Oakton, Virginia, has been arrested for making death threats against President Donald Trump, according to federal officials.Peter Stinson served in the Coast Guard from 1988 to 2021 and reached the rank of Lieutenant. According to court documents, Stinson was still serving when he began making threats in 2020.Stinson was qualified as a sharpshooter, according to court documents. A statement from the Mayday Movement USA, a group highly critical of Presid...
WASHINGTON (7News) — A former United States Coast Guard officer from Oakton, Virginia, has been arrested for making death threats against President Donald Trump, according to federal officials.
Peter Stinson served in the Coast Guard from 1988 to 2021 and reached the rank of Lieutenant. According to court documents, Stinson was still serving when he began making threats in 2020.
Stinson was qualified as a sharpshooter, according to court documents. A statement from the Mayday Movement USA, a group highly critical of President Trump, claimed Stinson was their founder and claimed the charges don't align with his mission or he as an individual.
SEE ALSO | Woman robbed at gunpoint in southeast DC apartment, police attempt to identify suspects
On June 13, 2025, a Federal Bureau of Investigation Task Force Officer submitted a 19-page affidavit accusing Stinson of making threats against the President between April 4, 2020, and June 11, 2025.
Stinson's social media activity has come under scrutiny for advocating violence. He has self-identified as a member of ANTIFA on his Bluesky and X accounts.
On April 6, 2020, Stinson posted on Bluesky, " What a f***ing moron. Would someone just pull the proverbial trigger, please” and followed with an additional post the same day, reading: “I would do it. I would take the fall to save America. Too bad I don’t have the operational skills to pull it off. I am willing to serve in a support capacity for someone else with the skills to take care of things.”
SEE ALSO | Virginia 2025 Primary Election Guide
Stinson's social media activity also includes posts suggesting firearm ownership and target practice. On March 4, 2025, he posted, "Target practice tonight. I set some [orange emoticon] on the railing. Let’s shoot some oranges! Plink. Plunk. Boom. Bop."
Stinson came to the FBI's attention when someone tagged FBI Director Kash Patel in one of his Instagram posts.
Stinston is due in court for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.
An organization called the Mayday Movement USA claims that Stinson was their founder. According to their website, their main objective is "President Trump’s impeachment and removal."
The organization issued a statement saying that Stinson's charge "does not align with Peter as we know him, nor the values of this movement."
Read their full statement below: