Allison Albro

Introduction

Allison Albro — a 21-year-old from Daytona Beach, Florida — was arrested and charged with making written threats to kill after she posted a clown-makeup selfie on Instagram captioned with a vow to “shoot him with my glock” at President Trump’s midterm campaign rally at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, a post that triggered a joint visit from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Security Unit and the U.S. Secret Service within hours. She told investigators the post was a joke and that she had no access to any weapon; she was booked into the Volusia County Jail and, after prosecutors moved for pretrial detention, a judge is holding her without bond.

Background Information

Trump was scheduled to hold the rally at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 30, at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, campaigning for Republican midterm candidates including Rep. Bryon Donalds, Sen. Ashley Moody and Rep. Randy Fine; a presidential visit brought strict security measures to the area, and Albro’s post landed the night before.

Albro was, by her own account, no supporter of the president: according to the arrest report summarized by FOX 35, she admitted to deputies that she did not like Trump. In the selfie she posted on Thursday, October 29, she wore full clown makeup — and per the sheriff’s office, the caption read: “Going to the trump rally in my city tmr so I can shoot him with my glock! wish me luck guys !!”

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Charged — not tried. Albro faces one count of making written threats to kill and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communications device. She has admitted making the post but says it was a joke; she has not been tried, has no conviction, and is presumed innocent. Prosecutors sought pretrial detention and she is being held without bond after her first court appearance.

The threat post was flagged by the U.S. Secret Service, which contacted the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office; the office’s Domestic Security Unit and Secret Service agents went to Albro’s house early Friday. According to the arrest report, she was “emotionally upset” and “stated she knew why law enforcement was there,” then told deputies the post was “obviously a joke,” that she did not own a Glock, did not like guns and would never hurt anyone — and that her mother had warned her she could be arrested and told her to take the post down, which she did. A search of the home found no weapons.

She was booked into the Volusia County Jail on the two charges, and prosecutors’ detention filing states: “The defendant admitted to posting the threat. … The defendant stated that she took the threat down after warning from her mother. The defendant stated that although she does not like President Trump, the threat was a ‘joke.’ She advised that she does not have a gun.” Prosecutors argued she posed a threat to the community and “should be held without bond pending trial”; jail records initially showed a $2,500 bond ahead of her first court appearance Friday afternoon, where the state’s motion for pretrial detention was pending and a judge held her on no bond, per WESH.

Sheriff Mike Chitwood publicized the arrest on Facebook: “We are not going to tolerate threats to assassinate the president,” he wrote, saying Albro was “learning that the hard way” — “She posted this last night and got a visit from the VSO Domestic Security Unit and the U.S. Secret Service. … Today she’s sitting in jail.” A booking photo released by the sheriff’s office showed the clown makeup smeared around her eyes and face.

Public Reaction and Consequences

Chitwood turned the arrest into a public warning aimed at anyone tempted to treat an assassination threat as content: “I would strongly advise anyone else thinking of posting a ‘joke’ along these lines to think twice,” he wrote, adding that the sheriff’s office “continues to work hand in hand with the Secret Service, FBI and all our law enforcement partners to ensure this presidential visit to Daytona Beach is a safe event for all who attend, and for our whole community.” The arrest drew national coverage the same day — the New York Post’s framing (“Bozo in clown makeup”) spread widely — while the rally itself proceeded Friday evening under heightened security.

Current Status

As of the latest coverage on October 30, Albro remains in the Volusia County Jail held without bond after her first court appearance, charged with written threats to kill and unlawful use of a communications device; the state’s motion for pretrial detention was before the court, and no trial date had been set. If convicted, she faces the sentencing exposure Florida law provides for written threats to kill, though no trial date had been set. She told investigators she deleted the post after her mother’s warning; investigators say she admitted posting it.

Impact on Their Career/Life

Albro went from posting a Halloween-week clown-makeup selfie to sitting in the Volusia County Jail without bond within roughly twelve hours, her “joke” now two criminal charges, a prosecutors’ detention motion, and a booking photo circulated nationwide. The case has become the sheriff’s chosen example of how quickly an online assassination threat reaches federal partners — the Secret Service flagged the post before deputies ever knocked — and Chitwood’s warning frames the cost plainly: “Today she’s sitting in jail.” For a 21-year-old with no prior record reported in coverage, the outcome of the detention fight will decide whether she awaits trial from a cell or from home.

Sources

NY Post, “Bozo in clown makeup threatened to shoot Trump at Florida rally charged: cops,” Oct 30, 2026 — source
WESH 2 (Allison Petro), “Daytona Beach woman accused of threatening to shoot President Trump is being held on no bond,” Oct 30, 2026 — source
Law&Crime, “‘Shoot him with my glock’: Woman threatened to assassinate Donald Trump at upcoming rally, sheriff says,” Oct 30, 2026 — source
FOX 35 Orlando, “Florida woman accused of threatening to shoot Trump ahead of rally: ‘Wish me luck’,” Oct 30, 2026 — source
Observer Local News, “Daytona woman arrested after she threatened to kill Trump in social media post,” Oct 30, 2026 — source
WTOC (Gray News), “21-year-old woman arrested for social media post threatening to assassinate Trump,” Oct 30, 2026 — source
@nypost trigger tweet, Oct 30, 2026 — source