New Hampshire FAA employee charged with threatening President Trump

Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald on May 5, 2026

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A federal employee in New Hampshire was arrested after emailing a death threat to the White House and conducting Google searches related to killing President Trump, the U.S. Attorney for the district of New Hampshire announced.

Nashua-resident Dean DelleChiaie, 35, a Federal Aviation Administration employee, appeared in federal court Tuesday on charges of interstate communication of a threat against the current president, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan stated.

DelleChiaie was arrested Monday after being charged by criminal complaint last week.

In late January, DelleChiaie allegedly began conducting internet searches with a government-issued work computer. The searches included “how to get a gun into a federal facility, previous assassination attempts against the President, the percentage of the population that wants the President dead, and the phrase ‘I am going to kill Donald John Trump,'” according to the criminal complaint.

The U.S. Secret Service interviewed DelleChiaie in early February about the alleged searches, the U.S. attorney said. According to the complaint, the defendant allegedly admitted to conducting the searches on the work computer and owning three firearms, including a handgun in his home safe.

On April 21, 2026, DelleChiaie allegedly used a personal email to send a threat to the White House’s public email address, communicating it across state lines, the U.S. attorney said.

The email reportedly sent with the subject “Contact the President,” and allegedly stated, “I, Dean DelleChiaie, am going neutralize/kill you – Donald John Trump – because you decided to kill kids – and say that it was War – when in reality – it is terrorism. God knows your actions and where you belong.”

DelleChiaie could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.

The New Hampshire charges follow multiple recent cases involving alleged threats against the president, including a shooting outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner with the president in attendance at a hotel in Washington D.C. on April 25.

The defendant in the gala shooting, Cole Tomas Allen, a California man, has been charged with attempting to assassinate the president, assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon, and two additional firearms counts, and could face life in prison.

The U.S. Justice Department also elected to charge former FBI director James Comey with making threats against Trump within the last week. The charges relate to a photograph Comey posted on social media showing in 2025 showing seashells arranged to say “86 47,” a message prosecutors argue represents a threat to the 47th president. Comey has stated he believed the numbers reflected a political message, not a call to violence, and took down the post.

The ongoing New Hampshire threat investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Secret Service, with assistance from the Nashua Police Department.

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