Reports have just surfaced that state a Californian man was arrested in Iowa with a rifle and a hitlist that included names like Biden, Fauci, and the Clintons.
Authorities in Iowa reported that a man named Kuachua Brillion Xiong, from Merced, California, was arrested after he was pulled over while driving aggressively.
When the police officer asked why he was driving so fast, Kuachua Brillion Xiong allegedly told the officer that he was on his way to Washington DC to kill those on power.
After police searched his vehicle they found, medical kits, a rifle, ammunition, body armor and a hitlist of political leaders he was planning to take out.
It’s unknown if the man arrested had any background of mental health issues.
Armed man with "hit list" including Biden, Fauci arrested in Iowa on way to White House https://t.co/XfkngynKHY pic.twitter.com/S1YrSOY0EE
— The Hill (@thehill) December 30, 2021
Kuachua Brillion Xiong, from Merced, Calif., was taken into custody last week after allegedly telling police who pulled him over for driving aggressively that he was on his way to the White House "to kill persons in power.”https://t.co/tG9R2BFfwr
— David Earl Williams III (@dewforpolitics) December 30, 2021
The Hill covered the story, check out what they reported:
Authorities in Iowa have arrested a man who was found during a traffic stop to be carrying a rifle and a “hit list” that included President Biden and Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, The Los Angeles Times reported.
Kuachua Brillion Xiong, from Merced, Calif., was taken into custody last week after allegedly telling police who pulled him over for driving aggressively that he was on his way to the White House “to kill persons in power,” according to federal court records that were unsealed Tuesday.
Authorities said they found an AR-15-type rifle, ammunition, body armor, medical kits and a grappling hook in Xiong’s vehicle, per court records.
Xiong’s “hit list” of targets was compiled from TikTok videos, according to court records. In addition to Biden and Fauci, the Times reported that the list included former Presidents Clinton and Obama and Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, among others.
He wanted to kill Biden and Fauci: California man driving to White House to kill leaders on 'hit list' arrested in Iowa, officials say https://t.co/qiCB1hV3R4
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) December 30, 2021
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