The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro—the former Fox News host who now serves in a senior leadership role at the Department of Justice—announced Monday that federal authorities have arrested a woman accused of threatening the life of President Donald Trump.

Pirro released the information through a video posted on her social media accounts. In the clip, she introduced herself in her characteristic direct tone: “Hi everyone, it’s Judge Jeanine. I want to share an important update from the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Washington, D.C.” She went on to reveal that Nathalie Rose Jones, age 50, had been taken into custody and charged with two federal offenses for allegedly making explicit, willful threats against the president.

According to Pirro’s statement, Jones had recently traveled from New York to the nation’s capital. During that time, she reportedly escalated a series of disturbing posts directed at President Trump, using both Facebook and Instagram to call for his removal and death. “Her threats were not vague, nor were they isolated,” Pirro said. “She repeatedly referred to the president as a terrorist and urged others to seek his elimination. She will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Alongside Pirro’s video, the U.S. Attorney’s Office released an official statement detailing the charges. The document confirmed that Jones—who resides in Lafayette, Indiana—was arrested on Saturday, August 16, in Washington, D.C. Prosecutors charged her with making threats to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm on the President of the United States, as well as transmitting interstate communications containing threats of violence.

“Threatening the president is among the most serious federal crimes,” Pirro emphasized in the written press release. “We will respond swiftly and decisively to any such offense. Justice will be served.” She also praised the work of federal agents, noting the close coordination between Secret Service teams based in New York and Washington. Their involvement, she said, was central to securing the arrest and ensuring the president’s safety.

Court filings accompanying the announcement shed further light on the case. Between August 2 and August 9, Secret Service personnel monitoring public online platforms discovered that an Instagram account using the handle ‘nath.jones’ had posted multiple messages targeted at President Trump. These posts accused him of terrorism, labeled his administration a dictatorship, and blamed him for deaths connected to the COVID-19 pandemic and federal vaccine policy.

The threatening behavior allegedly continued on Facebook as well. On August 6, the account posted a message to the FBI declaring, “I am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS,” followed by a graphic description of how the act would be carried out. Jones also referenced public figures such as Liz Cheney and “The Affirmation,” suggesting they would be present during what she described as an “elimination.”

Two days later, on August 14, Jones reportedly directed a message to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. In that post, she asked him to “arrange the arrest and removal ceremony of POTUS Trump as a terrorist on the American People,” specifying a time window of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the White House on Saturday, August 16.

On August 15, Secret Service agents conducted what the DOJ described as a voluntary interview with Jones. During that conversation, she again referred to the president as a “terrorist” and a “Nazi.” She also allegedly stated that she would kill him if she had the opportunity, telling agents she possessed a “bladed object” that she intended to use to “carry out her mission.” She said her motivation was to “avenge lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic,” which she attributed to Trump’s policies.

The following day, August 16, Jones participated in a demonstration near the White House, beginning at Dupont Circle and circling the presidential complex. After the rally, agents approached her for a second interview. This time, she acknowledged having made threats the previous day but claimed she no longer intended to harm the president. She also confirmed that she was the owner of the “Nath Jones” Facebook account and admitted posting the threatening messages cited in the complaint.

At that point, federal authorities placed her under arrest.

The DOJ has indicated that the investigation remains ongoing, and Jones is expected to appear in federal court to face the charges brought against her. Pirro reiterated that her office will pursue the case aggressively, underscoring the government’s zero-tolerance approach toward threats against national leaders.