A radical leftist from Maryland has been arrested over an alleged plot to assassinate Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought.

Reportedly, 26-year-old Colin Demarco showed up at Vought’s home in Northern Virginia wearing a mask and gloves.

Police arrested him and discovered notes appearing to indicate that he may have been plotting to murder Vought for quite some time.

Here’s his mugshot:

Demarco targeted Vought over his involvement with the creation of the conservative Project 2025.

Notably, Democrats have been demonizing Project 2025 as some kind of plan to stage a right-wing takeover of the government — a crazy lie that apparently radicalized Demarco.

In fact, he told police as much and claimed that he wanted to confront Vought about the impending “fascist takeover.”

However, despite police uncovering suspicious evidence in his room and sketchy Discord messages, Demarco denied that he intended to harm Vought.

CBS News has more details:

A Maryland man who said he feared that President Trump’s reelection would lead to a “fascist takeover” is facing attempted murder charges, after he showed up at Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought’s Northern Virginia home, wearing a surgical mask and gloves, according to court documents and sources familiar with the matter.

Colin Demarco, 26, was arrested on Jan. 22 by Arlington County Police on several criminal charges, court records show. He is due to appear in court on Feb. 23.

During the course of the investigation, agents with the U.S. Marshals Service also discovered that Demarco had previously claimed to be writing a manifesto and that he had also drafted a series of notes detailing everything from a weapons stash to a “Body Disposal Guide.”

The court records show that Demarco is accused of plotting to murder a victim with the initials “R.V.” who, according to the criminal complaint, “has served as a presidential appointee.”

The complaint adds that the alleged victim was involved in the creation of Project 2025 — a project funded by the conservative Heritage Foundation- to produce a policy agenda for the next GOP administration. It called for a radical reshaping of the government in ways that consolidate power in the executive branch…

Demarco admitted traveling to Arlington and claimed to be looking for a job, the complaint said.

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 also spoke of his admiration for Luigi Mangione — the man who is charged with murdering former United Health CEO Brian Thompson.

When Marshals Service investigators obtained a search warrant for Demarco’s iCloud account, they found a series of notes discussing a stash of weapons, and another titled “Body Disposal Guide” that called for taking steps such as “always wear rubber gloves” and “make an airtight alibi.”

In the note about the weapons, titled “Dad’s Gun Stash,” he wrote about a .357 Magnum Colt revolver (FULLY PRE-LOADED!).”

Although the complaint says that law enforcement believed the listed firearms were at his residence, a partial search of Demarco’s room by the Marshals Service on Aug. 14 did not turn up any weapons. But the Marshals Service did  see him crumple a piece of paper containing the word “tyranny.”

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.

This is yet another example of the consequences of violent left-wing rhetoric.

Thankfully, law enforcement stopped this lunatic before anyone was hurt.

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