NEWS 28 - The Federal Crimes Investigation Service and the Presidential Protective Service have announced that they have captured the suspect who was wanted in connection with the attempted assassination of President Jay Laylin on January 12, 2025.
The Federal Crimes Investigative Service announced that they had placed the man under arrest, but didn't confirm his identity, and said that they would release his name as soon as they get more information from the suspect.
"We have the person responsible for the shooting of President Jay Laylin on January 12, 2025," said FCIS Director Barry Wilkenson. " We will not release his name until we have full cooperation from him and we know he is requesting an attorney. So it may be some time before we release his name. We expect charges to stick and we don't believe there will be any major challenges to our case. We thank all the law enforcement and our teams for their hard work, spending tireless hours looking for this animal who shot our president. We have a lot of work to do to ensure we get this man sentenced and jailed for the rest of his life.”
The agency had been in search of the shooter since January 12, but weren’t able to locate him. Fortunately, a man from West Chester, North Lorray was able to tackle the suspect, after identifying him as the man sought by Federal investigators.
“He was outside one of my local gas stations, and I approached him, identified him, and took him down,” said the good Samaritan. “He attacked our country when he shot the President. I just did what I could to bring this guy to justice.”
“We are continuing to look into his motives, and as of now, he has requested an attorney,” continued Wilkenson. “We have enough evidence as of now to put him behind bars for the next 20 years, but we hope to gather more evidence to solidify our case.”
PPS Director Gerald McFarland praised the man for his quick actions and thanked him for turning him over to authorities quickly.
“The man who caught our suspect, is a true patriot,” said PPS Director Gerald McFarland. “We thank him for helping us apprehend him by tackling him to the ground and swiftly calling law enforcement to get him, so that he faces justice for his role in shooting President Laylin.”