Trump inauguration on alert for lone wolf attacks: how to spot a bad actor
Red flags that law enforcement keep an eye on during large events, like Inauguration Day
By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten Fox News
Published January 19, 2025 4:00am EST | Updated January 19, 2025 4:47am EST
As elected officials and curious spectators swarm to the nation's capital ahead of President-elect Trump's swearing-in ceremony, which now will occur indoors because of severely cold temperatures, law enforcement remains on alert for long wolf attacks.
"Lone wolf actors are always extremely significant to law enforcement personnel who are trying to safeguard the people that are attending these events," Sergeant Matthew Fagiana, a retired patrol commander with over 25 years of experience with law enforcement, told Fox News Digital. "One of the reasons that they're always a concern is they can be very unpredictable, and they are driven by extremist ideologies."
The threat of potential lone wolf actors was heightened after a machete-wielding suspect attempted to get through a magnetometer and X-ray security screen as Trump was paying respect to former President Carter. The 44-year-old suspect was granted a conditional pre-trial release after a hearing just days prior to Trump's inauguration.
"Federal partners that are tasked with intelligence gathering, the folks that are tasked with protecting the dignitaries that are present on Monday, are going to know where this individual is," Fagiana said. "It's not like he's out of sight, out of mind. And that goes to the same for anybody that has made a credible threat. They're going to make sure that they know where that person is."
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