Michael Kovco, 29, of Chicago, has been charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce after allegedly sending electronic messages via the official White House website on March 19, 2026, threatening to 'shoot up' a Secret Service office and 'hunt' a Secret Service agent and his family. Kovco was also charged in connection with a prior message on March 17, 2026, that threatened President Donald J. Trump and one of the President's sons, signed as 'Mr. I'm going to [expletive] kill your child Kovco.' Kovco was arrested on April 3, 2026, and a detention hearing is scheduled for April 10, 2026, in federal court in Chicago. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.