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Secret Service finds suspicious hunting stand with line of sight to Trump’s Air Force One
The United States Secret Service on Thursday discovered a hunting stand near Florida's Palm Beach International Airport.
According to federal officials, the suspicious stand has a direct line of sight to where President Donald Trump exits Air Force One.
'Prior to the president's return to West Palm Beach, USSS discovered what appeared to be an elevated hunting stand within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone.'
Trump landed at the airport, which is located less than three miles from downtown West Palm Beach, on Friday with plans to spend the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago home, the Palm Beach Post reported. Trump spent Saturday morning at the Trump International Golf Club.
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed on Sunday that the agency has launched an investigation in response to the concerning discovery.
"USSS spotted a suspicious stand near the AF1 zone in Palm Beach," Patel wrote in a post on social media. "The FBI is investigating."
It is currently unclear who established the hunting stand or what their intentions were.
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The FBI's ongoing investigation resulted in a road closure along Southern Avenue over the weekend, according to local reports.
USSS chief of communications Anthony Guglielmi told Fox News Digital that agents discovered the stand while performing "advance security preparations" before Trump's arrival.
"There was no impact to any movements, and no individuals were present or involved at the location," Guglielmi stated. "While we are not able to provide details about the specific items or their intent, this incident underscores the importance of our layered security measures."
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The USSS is "working closely" with the FBI and local law enforcement, Guglielmi noted.
The hunting stand appeared to have been set up "months ago," a law enforcement source told Fox News Digital.
"Prior to the president's return to West Palm Beach, USSS discovered what appeared to be an elevated hunting stand within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone," Patel told the news outlet. "No individuals were located at the scene. The FBI has since taken the investigatory lead, flying in resources to collect all evidence from the scene and deploying our cellphone analytics capabilities."
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Josefina Cardona-Cardona, 43, was arrested by Florida law enforcement authorities after she tried to “solicit someone to murder two cooperating witnesses in her son’s case,” the department wrote in a recent post on X.
The defendant “agreed to pay an undercover agent to carry out the crime,” PBSO stated.
Cardona-Cardona’s son, Manuel Marcos Cardona, is currently serving 10 years in prison, according to the sheriff’s office, after he pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a man in 2022. Marcos Cardona was 14 years old when he committed the murder but was charged as an adult, WPTV reported. After his sentence, he will be subject to deportation.
An arrest report from the June 2022 killing revealed that a fight broke out between adults while attending a child’s birthday party. The victim attempted to break up the melee but was stabbed five times. According to WPTV, the victim was also beaten by Marcos Cardona and his parents. The victim was transported to a local hospital but succumbed to his injuries and passed away the following day.
Marcos Cardona and his parents attempted to flee the state but were intercepted by the sheriff’s office.
On Tuesday, PBSO wrote, “We have arrested a mother for attempting to solicit someone to murder two cooperating witnesses in her son’s case. In April, we learned that the mother of Manuel Marcos Cardona was planning a heinous act. Our detectives, along with undercover agents, conducted a thorough investigation, during which the defendant, Josefina Cardona-Cardona, agreed to pay an undercover agent to carry out the crime.”
The PBSO claimed that Cardona-Cardona offered the undercover hitman $8,000 to kill the witnesses.
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office told WSVN, “These are obviously very serious and egregious charges.”
“The circumstances, had they been different and it was not reported and an undercover agent became involved, the likelihood is two people would’ve been dead,” the spokesperson added.
The sheriff’s office stated that Cardona-Cardona is facing two counts of solicitation to commit murder. She is being held on $550,000 bond. After her prosecution, she will be subject to deportation.
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