A Texas man from an all-American family has been charged with criminal trespassing after he allegedly attempted to breach the CIA headquarters on the same weekend as an assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
Connor Mayo was arrested Monday morning after he allegedly tried to drive onto the agency’s Langley, Virginia compound, according to an affidavit in support of a criminal complaint obtained by the Daily Mail.
Mayo, 28, allegedly told police he ‘understood he was trespassing’ and that he ‘believed he was intended to be at CIA,’ the affidavit stated.
He was detained after having previously tried to breach the facility on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon, the court filing said.
Police warned Mayo on Sunday that he would be arrested if he returned to the compound, but he allegedly ‘expressed a desire to be arrested.’
He also told officers that he had visited the Pentagon building in Arlington on Saturday, according to the affidavit.
He was released from jail after appearing before a judge Tuesday morning and has been banned from leaving DC and from returning to the CIA or Pentagon facilities.
Mayo grew up in the Greater Fort Worth area in a seemingly all-American household, based on public social media posts by his family members.
Connor Mayo, with his mother Laura and sister Megan in 2020, has been accused of trying breach the CIA headquarters. Laura and Megan have not been implicated in any crimes
An aerial view of the CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia. Mayo is accused of visiting the property three times since Friday
His father Michael, 62, has owned and operated a plumbing business, his LinkedIn profile showed.
His mother Laura, a registered Republican, posts about her family, including Mayo and his 30-year-old sister Megan, frequently online.
She commemorates traditional holidays like Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July with thoughtful posts on her profile – as well as posting about politics and encouraging her friends to vote.
During the 2020 election, the mother posted: ‘Connor and I just did our civic duty.’
The alleged trespasser’s family are not implicated or involved in the criminal conduct he is accused of.
Mayo has been registered to vote since 2016, when he turned 18, public records showed. His political party affiliation was not publicly available.
Connor Mayo, with his sister in 2018, grew up in the Greater Fort Worth area to Republican parents in a seemingly all-American household
Mayo is accused of trespassing on CIA property three times since Friday, the day before a gunman attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. There is no indication, however, that he had any relationship to the accused gunman or the attempt.
According to the affidavit, Mayo allegedly tried driving through the compound’s main entrance on Friday at 8.46pm, but was ordered to leave by CIA police.
Officers warned Mayo that returning to the premises would subject him to trespassing charges, the affidavit said.
Mayo ignored this directive and returned to the facility again on Sunday at 4.38pm, authorities alleged.
He bypassed front gate security and entered the compound by ‘following a cleared vehicle under the raised barrier’ at a secure entrance,’ the affidavit said.
He was issued a citation for trespassing and warned that he would be arrested if he returned, police said. That’s when Mayo allegedly said that he wanted to be arrested, according to the affidavit.
The 28-year-old allegedly returned to the CIA headquarters yet again on Monday at approximately 9.40am.
He ignored signs warning he was entering restricted government property and drove up to the facility’s front gate, the court filing alleged.
Mayo, pictured in 2013, was released from jail after appearing before a judge Tuesday morning and has been banned from leaving DC and or returning to the CIA or Pentagon facilities
He was stopped by a CIA police officer, but as the agent began to question him, the affidavit says Mayo peeled away from the security gate and ‘accelerated into the compound.’
Officers forced Mayo to stop his vehicle using an undisclosed diversionary tactic and directed him to the visitor’s center, where he was questioned by an agent.
He admitted to having previously been to the CIA and Pentagon, and was arrested, the court filing said.
The Daily Mail has approached Mayo’s attorney, the White House, CIA and Justice Department for comment. The Pentagon declined to comment, referring our reporter to the DOJ.
Mayo’s alleged attempts to breach the federal compound come amid the news that Cole Tomas Allen, 31, faces charges for attempting to assassinate Trump.
Allen stormed the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night armed with guns and knives.
He appeared in federal court Monday and was charged with one count of attempt to assassinate the President of the United States, transportation of a firearm & ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony, and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Federal authorities suggested the attack had been planned for at least several weeks.
Allen was ordered to remain jailed pending additional court hearings, and faces up to life in prison if convicted of the assassination count alone.
Cole Tomas Allen, left, is seen appearing before Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Sharbaugh, in federal court, Monday, April 27, 2026 in Washington
President Donald Trump is escorted out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by Secret Service agents after Allen stormed the Washington Hilton on Saturday night
Vice President JD Vance was rushed off the stage before Trump after shots rang out
An FBI affidavit filed in the case Monday revealed additional details about the planning behind the assault, with authorities alleging that Allen on April 6 reserved a room for himself at the Washington hotel where the event would be held weeks later under its typical tight security.
He traveled by train cross-country from California last week, checking himself into the Washington Hilton one day before the dinner with a room reserved for the weekend.
The dinner had barely begun when officials say the 31-year-old from Torrance, California tried to race past a security barricade near the cavernous ballroom holding hundreds of journalists and their guests, prompting an exchange of gunfire with Secret Service agents tasked with safeguarding the event.
Allen carried with him a 12-gauge pump action shotgun he bought last year and a .38 caliber semi-automatic pistol he purchased in 2023, authorities said.
The gunman was injured during the attack but was not shot. A Secret Service officer was shot but was wearing a bullet-resistant vest and survived, officials say.
Prosecutors have not revealed a motive, but Allen called himself the ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’ in a chilling manifesto and made repeated references to the Republican president and his administration, without naming him directly.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday said the night was supposed to be one of joy but instead was ‘hijacked by a crazed anti-Trump individual who traveled across the country to assassinate the president and as many administration officials as possible.’
