US EditionMassachusetts man charged with attempt to assassinate Cabinet member
- Massachusetts resident Ryan Michael English was charged in January for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the U.S. Capitol using homemade firebombs.
- English’s actions followed personal struggles including the suicide of her fiancé on November 5 and her reported terminal illness, which she told officers motivated her to act.
- English, a transgender woman, faced family rejection unless she ended her transition and expressed fear for her safety and identity amid societal rejection since 2017.
- Police found English carrying two homemade incendiary devices, a lighter, and a knife, and she admitted her goal was to kill Bessent on the day of his Senate confirmation.
- The case highlights ongoing challenges faced by English related to identity and mental health, and the legal outcome will determine consequences for attempted violence at the Capitol.
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Mass. woman charged in connection with assassination attempt at US Capitol
A Massachusetts resident is facing charges in connection with an assassination attempt at the U.S. Capitol in January. On Jan. 27, a South Deerfield woman, Ryan Michael English, also known as Riley Jane English, was stopped at the Capitol with two homemade firebombs, a lighter and a folding knife.
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The Justice Department announced an indictment against a Massachusetts man for allegedly attempting to assassinate a member of President Trump’s Cabinet. “Ryan Michael English, 24, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, was charged in a two-count indictment, filed today in U.S. District Court, with the attempted assassination of a cabinet member nominee and carrying a dangerous weapon on the Grounds of the U.S. Capitol Building,” the U.S. Attorney’s…
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On Thursday, May 8, 2025, a 24-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent, found with Molotov cocktails and a knife on Capitol grounds.
Massachusetts man charged with attempt to assassinate Cabinet member
A Massachusetts man was charged Thursday with the attempted assassination of a Cabinet member nominee and carrying a dangerous weapon on the Capitol grounds after being arrested in late January. Ryan English, 24, brought two Molotov cocktails and a knife onto the property in an effort to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prior to his…
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