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Woman arrested after allegedly plotting to assassinate President Trump
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Published 12:04 27 Jan 2026 GMT

Woman arrested after allegedly plotting to assassinate President Trump

Donald Trump hasn't held back from responding to threats in the past

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

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Featured Image Credit: Jackson County WV Sheriff's Department

Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, US News, Social Media

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a freelance journalist with words in Daily Express, Cosmopolitan UK, LADbible, UNILAD and Tyla. She is a former Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible.

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A woman from West Virginia has been arrested and charged with one count of terroristic threats against US President Donald Trump.

Another day, another alleged assassination plot against Trump it would seem.

The current president of the United States has been targeted several times, with Thomas Crooks' shot at the then-presidential candidate in July 2024 leaving Trump with a bloodied ear and more recently, Iranian state TV has threatened him too.

On Sunday evening (January 25), a woman from Ripley, West Virginia, was arrested 'following a detailed evening investigation' by authorities from the Jackson County Bureau of Investigations.

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In a statement shared to Facebook, the department confirmed Morgan L Morrow had been 'detained, arrested, and transported to South Central Regional Jail (SCRJ)'.

Another week, another alleged assassination threat (Tom Brenner/Getty Images)
Another week, another alleged assassination threat (Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

The 39-year-old librarian has been charged with one count of terroristic threats.

Jackson County Bureau of Investigations has alleged Morrow was trying to 'recruit' people via social media 'to pursue and assassinate President Trump'.

A copy of the criminal complaint, obtained by the Marietta Times, reportedly states the sheriff's office became aware of alleged threats of violence being made on TikTok on January 25.

The threats are reported as being directed towards an unknown individual but they were interpreted as being about the president of the United States.

One post allegedly stated: "Surely a sniper with terminal illness can’t be a big ask out of 342 million."

Jackson County Bureau's statement shared to Facebook continued: "Further details will be released as we continue to compile facts and further the investigation.

"Morrow is charged with one count of TERRORISTIC THREATS."

The sheriff's office clarified its release of the statement was 'not meant to be a political-orientated statement'.

Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger said: "We all have our opinions. That doesn't mean you can make threats on someone's life."

It's reported no bond has yet been set.

Donald Trump hasn't held back from responding to threats in the past (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Donald Trump hasn't held back from responding to threats in the past (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

And Trump has yet to respond to the alleged assassination plot, although he certainly didn't hold back in his response to Iran.

Alongside Commanders of Iran's Revolution Guard vowing to seek 'severe revenge' following the death of Gen Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian state TV segment took aim at the POTUS.

The segment, which aired on January 14, showed an image of Trump surrounded by Secret Service agents following the 2024 assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

An added caption read: "This time, [the bullet] won’t miss."

Amichai Stein, a correspondent for i24 News and The Jerusalem Post, shared the post on X with a translation from Farsi.

Trump later addressed the threat during an interview with NewsNation's Katie Pavlich, explaining he's 'left notification' for the 'whole' of Iran to 'get blown up' should anything happen to him.

UNILAD has contacted the Jackson County Bureau of Investigations and White House for comment.

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