QAnon supporter, 30 is charged with DWI and assault for chasing two motorists she thought were pedophiles - including a mom with a young daughter in her truck

A Texas woman with suspected ties to the notorious QAnon conspiracy theory has been arrested after allegedly chasing at least two vehicles and repeatedly ramming one of them because she believed there was a pedophile inside who had kidnapped a girl. 

Cecilia Fulbright, 30, from Waco, was booked into jail on August 12 on charges of driving while intoxicated and aggravated assault. 

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Waco Tribune-Herald, the bizarre incident began unfolding at around 9.20am when the driver of a catering truck called 911 to report that a small red car had chased her vehicle carrying her young daughter, but they had managed to get away unharmed.

About 20 minutes later, a second call came in, this one from a 19-year-old college student, saying that a red car matching the description of the vehicle from the first call was chasing her.

The caller said the driver of the red car, later identified as Fulbright, rammed her Dodge Caravan multiple times before she pulled into an H-E-B parking lot on 19th Street 

'Ms. Fulbright pursued [the driver] through the parking lot striking her again and an uninvolved Dodge Durango before Ms. Fulbright crashed into a cement pylon at the gas pumps,' the affidavit stated. 

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Several people claimed that Fulbright has recently become a fervent Trump supporter after buying into the QAnon conspiracy theory (a post on Fulbright's now-defunct Instagram accounts shows Melania Trump and is accompanied by pro-Trump hashtags) 

Police officers who responded to the scene said they found Fulbright 'crying hysterically' in her car and yelling that the other driver 'was a pedophile and had kidnapped a girl for human trafficking.'

Fulbright reportedly confessed to ramming the Dodge Caravan because she believed she was saving a child from a pedophile she had been following, but her account 'did not match the timeline or any facts or evidence,' according to the affidavit.

Fulbright was described as seeming 'delusional' and drunk, and a breath test confirmed that her blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit in Texas, the document stated. The 30-year-old reportedly confessed to consuming at least one beer. 

Fulbright was released from McLennan County Jail on Thursday after posting $11,000 bond.  

While the arrest affidavit makes no mention of Fulbright's alleged affiliation with QAnon, the website Right Wing Watch, which is run by the left-leaning non-profit advocacy group People For The American Way, claimed to have uncovered evidence linking her to the twisted, pro-Trump conspiracy theory. 

QAnon first emerged in late 2017 in the darker corners of the internet, but has been creeping out of the shadows and into mainstream politics, culminating in a congressional primary victory of a known QAnon supporter last week.

It was followed by President Donald Trump's remark openly praising the conspiracy theory's adherents as 'people who love our country.' 

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised QAnon supporters as people who 'love our country'

Trump refuses to reject Qanon conspiracy theory

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The baseless theory centers on an alleged anonymous, high-ranking government official known as 'Q' who shares information about an anti-Trump 'deep state' often tied to satanism, child sex trafficking and even cannibalism.

QAnon supporters believe that there is a network of wealthy and powerful people, among them Tom Hanks, Oprah Winfrey and former presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, who are kidnapping children to sexually abuse them and drink their blood. 

Right Wing Watch reported that it has interviewed at least two acquaintances of Fulbright's who have confirmed her ties to QAnon. 

Attorney Mark Mueller told the site that less than a week before her arrest, he had an online exchange for Fulbright in which she praised Trump for 'taking down the cabal and the pedophile ring.' 

Sydney Molina, a friend and former roommate of Fulbright, claimed that the 30-year-old has a history of untreated mental health problems. She also said that she was the one who first introduced Fulbright to QAnon by sending her information about the conspiracy theory to poke fun at it. 

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Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who openly supports QAnon, has won a congressional primary in Georgia after being endorsed by Trump 

Molina said she later found out that her friend has gotten sucked into the world of QAnon and would stay up for days reading about it.

The ex-roommate claimed that before the August 12 incident, Fulbright told her that 'aliens gave her free power,' which powered her red 1984 Pontiac Fiero. 

After her release from jail, Molina said she sent Fulbright a message asking if she was still following QAnon. She reportedly responded that she was. 

An FBI bulletin last May warned that conspiracy theory-driven extremists have become a domestic terrorism threat. The bulletin specifically mentioned QAnon. Earlier last year, the Southern Poverty Law Center warned that the movement is becoming increasingly popular with anti-government extremists.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Trump courted the support of those who put stock in QAnon, saying, 'I heard that these are people that love our country.' It was Trump’s first public comment on the subject and continued a pattern of president appearing unwilling to resoundingly condemn extremists who support his candidacy. 

Trump insisted he hadn’t heard much about the movement, 'other than I understand they like me very much' and 'it is gaining in popularity.'

Trump has retweeted QAnon-promoting accounts, and shirts and hats with QAnon symbols and slogans are not uncommon at his rallies.

Pressed on QAnon theories that Trump is allegedly saving the nation from a satanic cult of child sex traffickers, Trump claimed ignorance, but asked, 'Is that supposed to be a bad thing?'

'If I can help save the world from problems, I’m willing to do it,' Trump said.

QAnon supporters were quick to celebrate Trump’s comments on social media, with many calling them a validation of their views. Many have long contended he sends them coded messages of support, and on Twitter, one user claimed Trump’s choice of a pink tie on Wednesday was another signal of support.

Within minutes, dozens of Instagram users began celebrating Trump’s acknowledgement of the conspiracy theory at the White House podium, uploading videos of him.

'Well we’ve been waiting for this moment for a while, to put it mildly thank you @realDonaldTrump,' one Instagram user wrote to her 19,000 followers in a post of Trump’s exchange. The video was viewed more than 1,000 times in just 30 minutes.

'Holy Smokin Q,' another tweeted. 'Our President was asked 2 questions about the Qanon movement TODAY!! We LOVE you President Trump.'

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QAnon adherents believe there is a secret cabal of celebrities and politicians who molest children and drink their blood (file photo shows conspiracy theorist QAnon demonstrators protest during a rally to re-open California and against Stay-At-Home directives on May 1)

Trump’s comments came a week after he endorsed Marjorie Taylor Greene, who won her GOP House primary runoff in Georgia last week. Greene called the QAnon conspiracy theory 'something worth listening to and paying attention to' and called Q a 'patriot.'

Facebook announced just hours before Trump’s statements that it was banning some QAnon Facebook groups and accounts.

The conspiracy theory gained a larger online following in recent weeks, when prominent QAnon social media accounts pushed a bizarre and baseless conspiracy theory that online retail giant Wayfair was trafficking children through pricey storage cabinets that are for sale on its site. 

Some of the social media users shared the names and photos of missing children from around the country as proof of the scheme, even though many of the children have since been recovered.