Suspect nabbed in alleged plot to kill Bessent, Hegseth and Johnson, 'inspired by Luigi Mangione': prosecutors
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A Massachusetts man allegedly planned to kill House Speaker Mike Johnson, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, prosecutors said.
English claimed to have two Molotov cocktails and two knives and expressed being there "to kill Scott Bessent," according to court documents. Federal prosecutors said English left home in Massachusetts and traveled to Washington with the intent of killing Hegseth, whom the suspect referred to as a "Nazi," and Johnson, and burning down the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank "two blocks from the White House." Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace.
Mangione rose to national recognition late last year when he was arrested for allegedly murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 in Manhattan.
Wednesday's filing referred to English using she/her pronouns and argued why the suspect should not be released from custody. The filing cited a Jan. 27 in-custody interview with detectives. English allegedly claimed to having been diagnosed with a terminal illness, a congenital heart defect. Believing to have just four months to live, English allegedly expressed wanting "to do something before I go."
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