WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

Christopher Vignogna, age 26, of Syracuse, New York, appeared in Federal Court Friday, October 9, 2026, on a charge of making threats against the President of the United States. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and United States Secret Service, Special Agent in Charge Charles T. Perras made the announcement.

The complaint filed against Vignogna alleges that on October 7, 2026, Vignogna asked a co-worker to inquire if her boyfriend could buy Vignogna a gun so he could shoot the President at a rally in Syracuse on October 9, 2026. The complaint alleges that Vignogna also st...