The legal proceedings involving a woman from southern Florida, accused of threatening to shoot President Donald Trump out of boredom, will continue. This comes after an unsuccessful attempt by the defense to halt the case entirely.

According to court documents from Palm Beach County, reviewed by Law&Crime, Miranda Perez has been deemed mentally fit to stand trial. She faces charges of making a written or electronic threat to kill or inflict bodily harm.

Perez, then 34, allegedly made a threatening post on Facebook on July 14. The message stated: “Hey Trump I’ma go to your Gulf course an be the next shooter lol I’m bored,” and included “be there soon,” accompanied by a smiling-face emoji.

The post also featured a laughing emoji and an emoji with hands raised, a symbol generally indicating excitement, as previously noted by Law&Crime. Following this, she was arrested by authorities.

Investigators connected the Facebook profile to Perez by cross-referencing photos on the page with her state ID and previous booking photos. This connection was further solidified by her earlier arrest for making Facebook threats to attack a local elementary school in August 2019.

A probable cause affidavit at the time described how a man alerted authorities after conversing with a woman—allegedly Perez—via Facebook Messenger. She was reportedly upset about her children being transferred 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.