Other — Chicago, IL — reported 2026-07-09
SUMMARY
A federal judge sentenced Trent Schneider to more than three years in prison for making a threat against President Donald Trump.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: Other
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date reported: 2026-07-09
- Suspect: male, age 58
REPORTED DETAILS
- Trent Schneider, 58, was found guilty of making a threat with a video he posted online last fall.
- The video showed Schneider railing against people he thought had done him wrong and ultimately dropping the president's name.
- Federal prosecutors originally sought a five-year prison sentence for Schneider.
- U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman reviewed grand jury transcripts from Schneider's case ahead of his sentencing.
- Schneider was held in custody for eight months before being sentenced.