Former ISU teacher’s assistant arrested for alleged threats against Donald Trump

ISU Teaching Assistant Arrested for Threatening to Kill President Trump

Teaching assistant Derek Lopez arrested for threatening President Trump amidst prior disorderly conduct.

FBI Arrests Illinois Man Accused of Making Heinous Threats Against Trump

An Illinois man has been charged in federal court with making threats against President Donald Trump, following an investigation led by the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service. Derek Lopez, 27, was arrested on Oct. 28 without incident in El Paso after FBI agents from the agency’s Springfield office and El Paso police conducted a coordinated traffic stop. “The driver, identified as Derek Lopez of El Paso, was wanted on a federal warrant for making th…

El Paso man arrested for making threats against President Trump

An El Paso man was charged in federal court after making threats against President Donald Trump.

Former ISU teacher’s assistant arrested for alleged threats against Donald Trump

EL PASO, Ill. (WMBD) -- A man was arrested for allegedly making threats against President Donald Trump. Derek Lopez, 27, of El Paso, was arrested on a federal warrant for making alleged threats against the president, a post on the El Paso Police Department's Facebook page said. Previously, he was also a graduate student and a teacher's assistant at Illinois State University. Just before 7:40 p.m. on Oct. 28, officers with the El Paso Police Depa…

Former ISU teacher's assistant arrested for alleged threats against Donald Trump

EL PASO, Ill. (WMBD) -- A man was arrested for allegedly making threats against President Donald Trump. Derek Lopez, 27, of El Paso, was arrested on a federal warrant for making alleged threats against the president, a post on the El Paso Police Department's Facebook page said. Previously, he was also a graduate student and a teacher's assistant at Illinois State University. Just before 7:40 p.m. on Oct. 28, officers with the El Paso Police Depa…

UPDATED: Former ISU teacher assistant charged for alleged threats against Trump

EL PASO, Ill. (WMBD) -- A man was charged federally for allegedly making threats against President Donald Trump. Derek Lopez, 27, of El Paso, was charged with "making threats against President Donald J. Trump," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Springfield. If convicted, he could spend up to five years in prison. Previously, he was also a graduate student and a teacher's assistant at Illinois State University, said El Paso Police Chief …