Authorities said Allison Jeanne Albro posted an Instagram message threatening the president before his Daytona Beach campaign rally.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A 21-year-old Florida woman was arrested after authorities said she posted a social media message threatening to shoot President Donald Trump ahead of his Oct. 30 campaign rally in Daytona Beach.
Allison Jeanne Albro, of Daytona Beach, was accused of making a written threat to kill or cause bodily injury and using a two-way communications device to commit a felony, according to law enforcement and court information cited by multiple Florida news outlets. Authorities said the message was posted Oct. 29, one day before Trump was scheduled to appear at the Ocean Center.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said members of the sheriff’s Domestic Security Unit and the U.S. Secret Service contacted Albro after investigators learned about the post. WFTV reported that the FBI alerted local authorities to an Instagram post that investigators believed threatened violence against the president. Officials then worked to identify the person behind the account.
According to the sheriff’s office, the post said Albro planned to attend the Trump rally and shoot him with a Glock handgun. Because the exact wording was part of an alleged threat, this article is not reproducing the full message. Investigators said the post included a photograph of Albro and was made the night before the rally.
Authorities said Albro acknowledged making the post when investigators contacted her but told them she had been joking. Chitwood said she also told investigators that she did not have access to a Glock or any other firearm and would never hurt anyone. WFTV reported that investigators conducted a consensual search of her residence and did not find firearms, ammunition or related accessories.
Albro was taken into custody and booked into the Volusia County jail system. Court records cited by the Daytona Beach News-Journal showed a charge of making written threats to kill or do bodily injury, a second-degree felony under Florida law, along with a charge involving the use of a two-way communications device to commit a felony. The charges are allegations, and Albro has not been convicted.
A judge ordered Albro held without bond at her initial appearance, WFTV reported. The station said another hearing was expected to be scheduled within five days. No final disposition of the case was available in the sources reviewed for this report, and it was not immediately clear whether Albro had entered a plea or whether an attorney had been formally listed for her in the available records.
The arrest came as federal and local agencies were preparing security for Trump’s visit to Daytona Beach. Chitwood said the sheriff’s office was working with the Secret Service, FBI and other law enforcement partners ahead of the president’s appearance. The rally was scheduled for the evening of Oct. 30 at the Ocean Center as part of Trump’s campaign activity before the midterm elections.
Chitwood publicly warned that authorities would take threats against the president seriously even when a person later described a post as a joke. His office said the investigation was handled with federal partners because of the nature of the alleged threat and the president’s scheduled visit to the area.
As of Nov. 4, the publicly available reporting reviewed for this article showed Albro facing criminal proceedings tied to the alleged social media threat. The case remains pending, and any further determination of guilt or innocence will be made through the court process.
Author note: Last updated November 4, 2026.