A Florida woman who has for months claimed she is married to President Donald Trump was arrested Tuesday after attempting to gain access to Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach County estate that has been a focal point of security concerns for years. Christy Renee Kimbrell, 49, told authorities she had recently changed her last name to Trump and was married to the president, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by WPTV.
Palm Beach Police responded to an incident described as an unwanted guest who wanted to drop off a letter for Trump around noon at the Mar-a-Lago gate, police said. A U.S. Secret Service agent told officers that Kimbrell was known to local authorities. When asked for identification, she offered only the claim that she had changed her name after marrying the president, the affidavit alleges. She was arrested on a misdemeanor trespassing charge and remains in the Palm Beach County jail.
The incident is the latest in a pattern of contact with Kimbrell and local authorities dating back to the spring, police said. In May, she received a written warning after visiting the estate. She repeated the same assertion on May 18 when she reached Mar-a-Lago, claiming she was heading home, authorities alleged. Two days later, she was dropped off at Bath & Tennis Club — just south of Mar-a-Lago — and again claimed to be Trump’s wife, leading to the written trespassing warning because the tennis club sits within the security zone for the president’s estate, according to the affidavit obtained by the Palm Beach Post.
The Bath & Tennis Club incident underscores the reach of the estate’s security perimeter and the willingness of authorities to issue warnings when individuals cross into restricted areas. Officials have repeatedly reiterated that access to Mar-a-Lago is tightly controlled and that investigations and warnings are common when people approach the property in ways that raise security concerns.
Kimbrell remains jailed on the trespassing charge, a misdemeanor that carries potential penalties including fines and short-term detention. Court records indicate no additional charges have been filed in connection with the Tuesday encounter, but officials did not rule out further action depending on the outcomes of ongoing inquiries.
The case has drawn attention to ongoing questions about how security around Mar-a-Lago is enforced and how individuals who persist in approaching the estate are handled by local and federal authorities. In recent years, Mar-a-Lago has been at the center of security operations tied to Trump’s political activities, and law enforcement posture around the property has remained a topic of public interest.