{"id":2567503,"date":"2026-02-07T16:21:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-man-charged-with-attempting-to-murder-trump-administration-official\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T16:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:24:34","slug":"maryland-man-charged-with-attempting-to-murder-trump-administration-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-man-charged-with-attempting-to-murder-trump-administration-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Man Charged with Attempting to Murder Trump Administration Official"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaryland-man-charged-with-attempting-to-murder-trump-administration-official%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2567503&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Maryland man, Colin Demarco, 26, was arrested in connection with an alleged plot to murder Russell Vought, the director of the federal Office of Management and Budget. He faces charges of attempted murder, criminal solicitation to commit murder, and carrying a concealed weapon and is being held without bond in Arlington County, Virginia. The case dates to August 10, when police investigated a suspicious person at Vought\u2019s home; Demarco was described as masked and gloved, with a gun, and reportedly asked a witness about the intended victim, had online posts about Vought, and possessed a guide detailing how to avoid detection and information about firearms. He was extradited to Virginia after a January 16 arrest and remains in Arlington County Detention Facility. Officials said Vought and his family are safe, and authorities noted alleged motives connected to Project 2025.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Maryland man has been arrested in connection with what police said was the attempted murder of Russell Vought, director of the federal Office of Management and Budget.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Demarco, 26, is being held without bond on charges of attempted murder, criminal solicitation to commit murder and carrying a concealed weapon, the Arlington County Police Department in Virginia said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/crime\/maryland-attempted-murder-russell-vought-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NewsNation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vought is &ldquo;grateful for the work of law enforcement in keeping Director Vought and his family safe,&rdquo; a representative of the Office of Management and Budget said, NewsNation reported.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-police-capture-migrant-gang-member-convicted-in-2004-murder\/\" title=\"Texas ... Capture Migrant Gang Member Convicted in 2004 ...\">case dates back<\/a> to Aug. 10, when police were sent to investigate a report of a suspicious person at Vought&rsquo;s home, according to an Arlington Police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arlingtonva.us\/About-Arlington\/Newsroom\/Articles\/2026\/Police-Announce-Arrest-of-Attempted-Murder-Suspect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police were told that a man in a surgical mask and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/your-spice-rack-may-be-crawling-with-bacteria\/\" title=\"Your Spice Rack May Be Crawling With Bacteria\">wearing rubber gloves<\/a> who appeared to have a gun under his shirt was seen on the porch of the house.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The man asked a witness about the alleged intended victim before leaving the scene, according to the news release.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Colin Demarco, 26, arrested in Maryland for plot to kiII top Trump official Russ Vought.<\/p>\n<p>Colin is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder. He allegedly targeted Russ because he was mad over project 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Remember when Democrats spent months fearmongering&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2oQ1DQD6hn\">pic.twitter.com\/2oQ1DQD6hn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2019564458440262129?\">February 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Police responded but the man had left the area. He was identified through surveillance video.<\/p>\n<p>According to the news release, &ldquo;the suspect had obtained directions to the victim&rsquo;s residence, had information detailing locations of firearms possessed by a relative and had a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >guide detailing tips<\/a> to prevent criminal detection.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Additionally, the suspect had posted online about the victim and had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-seen-at-voughts-home-charged-with-attempted-murder\/\" title=\"... seen at Vought&#039;s home charged with ...\">online discussions appearing<\/a> to solicit others to murder the victim,&rdquo; the release stated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Within days of these online solicitations, the August 10 incident occurred.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the release, Demarco was extradited to Virginia after his Jan. 16 arrest. He is being held at the the Arlington County Detention Facility.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/maryland-man-facing-attempted-murder-charges-showing-omb-director-russ-rcna257693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a> said that according to a source, deputies with the U.S. Marshals Service said the suspect claimed to be writing a manifesto.<\/p>\n<p>Notes about weapons and a &ldquo;body disposal guide,&rdquo; were also found, NBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/local\/2026\/02\/maryland-man-faces-attempted-murder-charges-for-targeting-omb-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTOP-TV<\/a> in Washington, the complaint against Demarco stated that he told police he went to Vought&rsquo;s home to confront him about Project 2025, a conservative proposal that would restructure the federal government, of which Vought was an architect.<\/p>\n<p>He denied having a gun or any intent to harm anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Decarmo told police the November 2024 election was &ldquo;the lowest point in his life&rdquo; and that he feared &ldquo;impending war and a fascist takeover,&rdquo; the complaint against him said, WTOP reported.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He is being held without bond on counts of attempted murder, criminal solicitation to commit murder, and carrying a concealed weapon, Arlington County Police said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The investigation began with an Aug. 10 call about a suspicious person at Vought\u2019s home. A man in a surgical mask and rubber gloves, with a gun allegedly under his shirt, was seen on the porch. He was identified through surveillance video.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The police release states the suspect had directions to Vought\u2019s residence, knowledge of a relative\u2019s firearms, and a guide on avoiding detection, and he had online posts soliciting others to murder the victim. The Aug. 10 incident occurred within days of those online solicitations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Demarco was extradited to Virginia after a Jan. 16 arrest and is detained at the Arlington County Detention Facility. NBC cited a source saying he claimed to be writing a manifesto, and investigators found notes about weapons and a \u201cbody disposal guide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; According to WTOP, the complaint says Demarco told police he went to Vought\u2019s home to confront him about Project 2025, a conservative restructuring proposal Vought helped develop. 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