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Anaheim Man Arrested, Charged Over Instagram Threats During Vance’s Disneyland Visit

Prosecutors say agents traced Instagram threats about pipe bombs during the vice president’s 2025 Disneyland visit to a 22-year-old Anaheim resident using platform and device data.

Overview

  • Marco Antonio Aguayo, 22, faces one federal count of making threats against the president and successors after posts tied to Vice President J.D. Vance’s July 12, 2025 visit.
  • Aguayo was taken into custody Friday and is scheduled for an initial appearance Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana.
  • Investigators say the @jesses_andamy account posted three comments referencing pipe bombs and “bloodshed” around 6:14 p.m. on Disney’s Instagram page.
  • Secret Service and Anaheim police linked the account to Aguayo through Meta and Google records, IP data, and searches of his phone and a shared laptop; he later admitted posting and called it a joke.
  • DOJ officials condemned the threats; no explosives were found and park operations were not disrupted, and the charge carries a potential sentence of up to five years in prison if convicted.