Maryland Man Attempted to Kill Trump Official to Prevent ‘Fascist Takeover’

His name is Colin Demarco and he is 26-years-old. Last August, Demarco left his home in Rockville, Maryland and made his way to the Virginia home of Trump OMB Director Russell Vought. Authorities believe he was carrying a gun. Two weeks ago he was arrested and now he’s been charged him with attempted murder.

According to the criminal complaint, which was drafted by an Arlington County police officer, Demarco was captured on a Ring doorbell camera at the front door of Vought’s Arlington home on Aug. 10 wearing gloves, a backpack, sunglasses and a surgical mask.

He was also seen looking through Vought’s mailbox, and he approached a neighbor to ask if anyone was home. The neighbor told investigators that Demarco appeared to have a gun tucked under his shirt…

Eventually, he said that he went to Vought’s home because he wanted to confront him about Project 2025. He denied having a gun or any intent to harm anyone, however. He also told agents that the November 2024 election was “the lowest point in his life” and he feared “impending war and a fascist takeover,” the complaint says.

Demarco identified himself as a fan of Luigi Mangione. When authorities searched his ICloud account they found notes about his weapons and a “Body Disposal Guide.” He also expressed an interest in killing president Trump.

He also exchanged messages on the social media platform Discord in which he allegedly wrote about his desire to kill the president. One message highlighted in the complaint read: “The more Trump does shit like this, the more I wanna grab a gun and try to shoot him… I am at my wits’ end and this might be the final straw. I want to get a gun, head to DC and kill him.”

In his Discord messages, he also apparently talked about Vought, saying: “I found this guy’s address,” the complaint says.

Arlington Police have more:

During the course of the investigation, the Arlington County Police Department executed search warrants for digital records associated with the suspect. As a result of these search warrants, police recovered digital evidence that the suspect had obtained directions to the victim’s residence, had information detailing locations of firearms possessed by a relative and had a guide detailing tips to prevent criminal detection. Additionally, the suspect had posted online about the victim and had online discussions appearing to solicit others to murder the victim. Within days of these online solicitations, the August 10 incident occurred where the suspect arrived at the victim’s address wearing a mask and gloves, possibly concealing a firearm and inquired about the victim. As a result of the investigation, detectives obtained the criminal warrants for the suspect’s arrest.

Demarco was already on the police’s radar because back in 2024 he was the subject of a mental heath “emergency petition” and asked a police officer to kill him.

 “Demarco stated he wanted to die due to Trump being elected as president,” the complaint says. “Demarco advised that he had created a manifesto and that once it was completed he would kill people.”

So he sounds pretty deranged but also seems to be closely following the Democratic Party’s talking points about Trump, Vought, etc. Here’s his mugshot.

So grateful OMB Director Russ Vought is safe and his would-be lunatic assassin has been arrested. 26-year-old Maryland man Colin Demarco has been charged with attempted murder charges.

– He believed President Trump’s reelection would lead to a “fascist takeover” (wonder where he… https://t.co/0ubb6zncWs pic.twitter.com/4u3StjtwtV

— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) February 5, 2026

I guess we’ll have to wait and see if he’s just a run-of-the-mill depressed progressive or if his mental issues are severe enough to prevent him from being prosecuted. There’s no word yet on when he might appear in court.

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