{"id":2435191,"date":"2025-05-15T17:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-activist-arrested-after-threatening-to-assassinate-nancy-mace-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T17:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:14:02","slug":"transgender-activist-arrested-after-threatening-to-assassinate-nancy-mace-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-activist-arrested-after-threatening-to-assassinate-nancy-mace-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender \u2018activist\u2019 arrested after threatening to assassinate Nancy Mace &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftransgender-activist-arrested-after-threatening-to-assassinate-nancy-mace-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435191&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 19-year-old transgender activist named Samuel Theodore Cain was arrested in Greenville, South Carolina, for threatening the life of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>. The threat, made on April 26 under the username raystr1ker, included a statement expressing intentions to &#8220;assassinate&#8221; Mace with a gun. Following the threat, Mace released a statement linking the incident to what she described as the &#8220;trans movement,&#8221; asserting that such movements are inciting violence and undermining free speech. Even though the U.S.Attorney&#8217;s Office declined to prosecute Cain, he has been formally charged with threatening a public official, which could result in up to five years in prison and a fine.Mace has received multiple threats as she proposed a resolution in 2024 that aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-house-moves-forward-with-bill-to-ban-transgender-athletes-in-school-sports\/\" title=\"Utah House Moves Forward With Bill To Ban Transgender Athletes In School Sports\">ban transgender individuals<\/a> from using bathrooms that do not align with their biological sex. The case is set to be prosecuted by the 13th Circuit Solicitor&#8217;s Office in South Carolina.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Transgender &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-treasurers-open-new-front-in-war-over-esg-activist-proxy-adviser-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"GOP treasurers open new front in war over ESG: \u2018Activist\u2019 proxy adviser - ...\">activist&#038;rsquo<\/a>; arrested after threatening to assassinate Nancy Mace<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2122885\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">South Carolina<\/a> authorities arrested a 19-year-old transgender &ldquo;activist&rdquo; from Greenville on Thursday after he threatened to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">assassinate<\/a> Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-mace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nancy Mace<\/a> (R-SC) on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Theodore Cain, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >transgender-identifying biological male<\/a>, has been arrested and booked at the Greenville County Detention Center on charges that <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-south-carolina-trans-activist-arrested-for-threatening-to-assassinate-rep-nancy-mace?utm_campaign=64470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">allege he threatened<\/a> Mace&rsquo;s life, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> confirmed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3411256\/omaha-upset-john-ewing-house-democrats-glimmer-2026-hope\/\">Omaha upset offers House Democrats glimmer of 2026 hope<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3411641\/ro-khanna-codify-trump-executive-order-reduce-drug-prices\/\">Democrat seeks to codify Trump&rsquo;s executive order to reduce drug prices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3411134\/brandon-gill-attacks-republican-social-media-account-posting-spanish\/\">Gill attacks Republican social media account for posting in Spanish<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;M GOING TO ASSASSINATE REPRESENTATIVE NANCY MACE WITH A GUN AND I&rsquo;M BEING 100% DEAD ASS,&rdquo; Cain wrote on X April 26 under the username raystr1ker. The account has since been deleted after Cain posted that<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1917623192056738087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> he was worried <\/a>about being &ldquo;doxxed and murdered.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mace blamed the &ldquo;trans movement&rdquo; for the threat in a statement shared with the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The trans movement is fueling violence,&rdquo;&nbsp;Mace said.&nbsp;&ldquo;Capitol Police and SLED moved fast on this death threat, and they should. No one should face murder threats for calling out radical gender ideology. This isn&rsquo;t just about me. It&rsquo;s an attack on free speech, rule of law, and anyone brave enough to speak the truth about biology.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We won&rsquo;t back down. We won&rsquo;t stop fighting to protect women and kids,&rdquo;&nbsp;Mace added.&nbsp;&ldquo;I am deeply grateful for the US Capitol Police and SLED for keeping me, my family and my employees safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mace later added <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1923094561070461111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">in a post <\/a>on X, &ldquo;Roxie was &lsquo;dead*ss&rsquo; arrested. We&rsquo;ll let the photo stand for itself because this individual is obviously unwell in more ways than one. Hopefully they have makeup wipes in prison.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Real men don&#8217;t threaten or hurt women. Although, you obviously wouldn&#8217;t know that. <\/p>\n<p>You also apparently didn&#8217;t know actions have consequences. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LtfuwMRiJ6\">pic.twitter.com\/LtfuwMRiJ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1923098705529299063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office for the District of South Carolina declined to prosecute Cain, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-south-carolina-trans-activist-arrested-for-threatening-to-assassinate-rep-nancy-mace?utm_campaign=64470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> the <em>Post Millennial<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Cain has had a temporary bond set and is formally charged with<a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/south-carolina\/title-16\/chapter-3\/section-16-3-1040\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> threatening the life<\/a> of a public official, which carries a sentence of no more than five years and a fine of no more than $5,000. The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the case will be prosecuted by the 13th Circuit Solicitor&rsquo;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest warrant for Cain confirms it was issued over the April 26 post, and the warrant was signed by a judge on May 12.<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina-based Snell Law Firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snelllaw.com\/blog\/2025\/march\/defending-against-charges-under-sc-code-16-3-104\/#:~:text=In%20South%20Carolina%2C%20it%20is,Code%2016%2D3%2D1040.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">says a valid defense<\/a> for someone charged under the law could be to argue they had a lack of intent or were joking. Andy Ngo <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1917680575533703494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reported<\/a> that the FBI contacted Cain and he told the agency that he &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t mean&rdquo; the threat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3252379\/trump-turns-former-critics-help-build-second-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP TURNS TO FORMER CRITICS TO HELP BUILD OUT SECOND ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mace has received numerous threats since <a href=\"https:\/\/mace.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-nancy-maces-resolution-protect-womens-private-spaces-united-states-capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">she introduced<\/a> a resolution in November 2024 proposing to ban transgender people from using bathrooms that don&rsquo;t correspond with their biological sex.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Capitol Police for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2122885\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2122885\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transgender activist arrested for threatening Rep. 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