The legal proceedings against a woman from southern Florida, accused of threatening to shoot former President Donald Trump out of “boredom,” are moving forward despite efforts by her defense team to halt the case entirely.

Court records from Palm Beach County, reviewed by Law&Crime, confirm that Miranda Perez has been deemed competent to face the charges. Perez is accused of making a written or electronic threat to kill or inflict bodily harm on another individual.

The allegations stem from a Facebook post dated July 14, when Perez, then 34, allegedly wrote, “Hey Trump I’ma go to your Gulf course an be the next shooter lol I’m bored.” The post ominously added, “be there soon,” accompanied by a smiling-face emoji.

The post also featured a laughing emoji and an emoji showing hands raised in the air, commonly used to convey excitement, according to previous reports by Law&Crime. Following the post, Perez was arrested.

Authorities linked the Facebook profile to Perez through photographs on the page that matched her state identification. Additionally, the social media images were consistent with a previous booking photo from an earlier case in August 2019, where she was charged with making threats to “shoot up” a local elementary school.

A probable cause affidavit at the time detailed how a man contacted authorities after speaking with a woman — allegedly Perez — on Facebook Messenger. She was reportedly upset that her children were being moved to a new school.

The witness and the woman spoke on video chat, his sworn statements said, so he was clear who he was talking with. She allegedly stated that because she likes “violent things,” she intended to add Zachary Cruz as a Facebook friend, whose brother Nikolas Cruz was convicted of massacring 17 students and staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February 2018. Perez allegedly referenced Nikolas Cruz, too.

After their video chat, Perez reportedly messaged the witness: “I’m thinking of doing a school shooting at Barton,” a reference to Barton Elementary School in Palm Beach County, Florida, the school where her children were being moved.

“WTF,” the man responded.

“Yep,” she allegedly replied, saying it was their “fault.”

The court record continued by stating Perez later “confirmed” to authorities that she sent those messages and admitted that she did think about the crime, “but claimed she would never actually do it.” She was charged with making a threat to conduct a mass shooting.

Perez was later found to be “seriously mentally ill” and ordered to surrender all firearms and ammunition she owned. She was deemed incompetent to stand trial in 2019, according to court records. Two years later, her lawyers moved to dismiss the case, arguing that based on Supreme Court precedent, Perez should not be prosecuted when it is clear she would not regain competency to stand trial. The judge, over the state’s objection, agreed to dismiss the case.

In the recent case regarding an alleged threat to hurt Trump, however, Perez was found to be competent after doctors observed her. Her case will continue, and a status check has been scheduled for Jan. 5, 2026.

She has pleaded not guilty.