Plant City Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill the President of the United States

Tampa, FL - Nick Guadalupe Cruz-Lopez (20, Plant City, FL) has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with making a threat to kill the President of the United States. If convicted, Cruz-Lopez faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.

According to the complaint, on April 2, 2026, Cruz-Lopez posted the following photo on his Instagram account, which stated, "MAGA Otw to kill trump" and showed Cruz-Lopez in a vehicle holding an AR-15 style rifle:

Federal agents located Cruz-Lopez that day and arrested him.

A criminal complaint is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

This case was investigated by the United States Secret Service. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ross Roberts.