October 19, 2026
A Kansas man has been charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump after allegedly posting online comments about shooting the president and claiming to have mapped out nearby rooftops ahead of Trump’s Monday visit to Wichita. Jaden John Read was charged with knowingly and willfully threatening to take the life of or inflict bodily […]

A Kansas man has been charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump after allegedly posting online comments about shooting the president and claiming to have mapped out nearby rooftops ahead of Trump’s Monday visit to Wichita.

Jaden John Read was charged with knowingly and willfully threatening to take the life of or inflict bodily harm on the president, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Oct. 17. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

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