Meet Marco Antonio Aguayo. He’s 22 years old. He lives in Anaheim, California.
And according to federal prosecutors, he’s the kind of deranged individual who thinks it’s acceptable to threaten the Vice President of the United States and his family.
A criminal complaint filed Wednesday alleges that Aguayo posted on social media claiming pipe bombs had been planted around Disneyland ahead of Vice President JD Vance’s visit with his family during a private vacation to California last summer.
The threat was bogus—but the intent was not. Aguayo is accused of also posting this chilling message: “Good luck finding all of them on time there will be bloodshed tonight and we will bathe in the blood of corrupt politicians.” Allegations are that these threats were posted on the Disneyland Instagram account.
Here are the three threatening messages allegedly posted by Aguayo:
“Pipe bombs have been placed in preparation for J.D. Vance’s arrival,” the first comment read.
“It’s time for us to rise up and you will be a witness to it,” read the second.
“Good luck finding all of them on time there will be bloodshed tonight and we will bathe in the blood of corrupt politicians,” read the third.
Local law enforcement, along with an agent from the U.S. Secret Service, paid Aguayo a visit on July 12, 2025, to question him about the posts. At first, he denied everything—reaching for the tired, unconvincing excuse that his account had been “hacked.”
That story didn’t last. Aguayo ultimately admitted he made the posts himself, claiming only that he forgot to delete them before anyone noticed.
Maybe that excuse might sound marginally plausible if this had been a single lapse in judgment. But it wasn’t. It was three separate posts. That’s not an accident. That’s intent. “He claimed that he intended it merely as a joke to provoke attention and laughter,” the criminal complaint says. “AGUAYO stated he contemplated deleting the post but ultimately forgot to do so.”
The complaint outlines how the Secret Service agent, who was investigating threats against the Vance family, successfully tracked down Marco Antonio Aguayo. The agent linked an email address to the Instagram account that posted the disturbing comments on the Disneyland page. By utilizing Google subscriber records, the agent was able to identify Aguayo, along with two associated phone numbers. After consenting to a search of his phone, the evidence gathered ultimately led to the charges against him.
As a result, Marco Antonio Aguayo now faces a federal charge for making threats against the president and those in the presidential line of succession. The complaint added:
For all the reasons described above, there is probable cause to believe that AGUAYO violated 18 U.S.C. § 871 (Threat against President and Successors to the Presidency).
Just…stupid. Dumb. It is beyond comprehension that a young person would be so willing to give up years of their freedom and whatever kind of good future they would have had over something so preventable. But it sure sounds like this young man is headed for prison after being radicalize, quite possibly by Democrats. Time will tell.