A California man was arrested in Iowa after police discovered he was armed during a traffic stop and found a “hit list” that included President Biden and Anthony Fauci.
Kuachua Brillion Xiong, 25, was pulled over in Cass County, Iowa, for speeding and aggressive driving. Sgt. Tyler Shiels was given consent to search the suspect’s vehicle, which produced an AR-15-type rifle, ammunition, body armor, medical kits and a grappling hook.
According to court documents, Xiong was on his way to the White House “to kill persons in power”. He also reportedly expressed frustration with the government over “the sex abuse of children some of which has occurred by President Biden”.
Xiong told investigators he believed he was the only one “who can free the United States of evil”. According to NBC News, his hit list included “Biden, Fauci, former President Barack Obama and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg”.
The Los Angeles Times reported that Xiong “detailed his plan to get into the White House through what he described as a “weak spot” and how he would use a grappling hook to climb over the perimeter fencing”.
“He added that if released from custody, he would immediately resume traveling to the White House … and ‘do whatever it takes’ to complete his plan,” the criminal complaint stated. “Xiong stated that he has no intention of returning to California to see his family because he plans on dying while fighting evil demons at the White House”.
Court records show Xiong was booked in Iowa’s Pottawattamie County on the afternoon of Dec. 21. He is scheduled to appear in federal court for a detention hearing on Thursday.
“The federal government says he should remain in custody for making a threat against a former president, which is a federal crime,” the Times said.