An Indiana woman accused of posting threatening messages about President Trump on social media is facing federal criminal charges after prosecutors say she admitted to Secret Service officers that she was set on "killing" Trump to "avenge" lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nathalie Rose Jones, 50, of Lafayette, Ind., was arrested during a protest event in Washington, D.C., on Saturday and faces charges of threats against the president, as well as transmitting threats across state lines, court documents show.

Jones was already on the Secret Service's radar because of a series of posts she had made on Instagram and Facebook before she was interviewed and arrested in D.C., according to court records.

In one Facebook post dated Aug. 6 and included in the court filing, Jones allegedly

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