South Carolina trans activist cries as bond denied after arrest for threatening to kill Rep Nancy Mace

A post allegedly made by Cain stated in all caps, "I’m going to assassinate Representative Nancy Mace with a gun and I’m being 100% dead a**." The US Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina declined to prosecute. Cain, who stands at 6’3" and 220 lbs, was taken into custody by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

Mace attended the Friday morning hearing, reading out a statement to the court that said, "I come before you today not just as a victim, but as a sitting member of the United States House of Representatives who has been the target of a direct and credible threat on her life. On May 15, 2025, Samuel Theodore Cain was arrested for threatening to murder me. He threatened to shoot me. His intention was clear and his intention was violent."

She noted that under South Carolina law, threatening the life of a public official carries sentences of up to five years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines "because these threats are not just words. They’re meant to intimidate, they’re meant to silence, and they’re meant to paralyze public servants who were elected to do a job."

Mace, who represents South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, continued, "When the threat came in, my staff—who fear for my safety more than I ever let on—called me and begged me to get inside to a secure location. At the time, we didn’t know where this man was. We only knew he was somewhere in the state of South Carolina. This meant I was vulnerable. My staff was vulnerable. And my children were vulnerable."

She said she had to make "immediate changes" to her plans, movements, and surroundings, "because a man I had never met threatened to put a bullet in me," and enlisted local law enforcement to patrol her home and offices.

"As elected officials, we accept public scrutiny. We do not accept terror. The normalization of threats against public servants corrodes democracy from within. It is not just an attack on one individual—it is an attack on the principle of free and fair representation."

She noted that this wasn’t the first time "I’ve had to live under the weight of these threats." Mace has been the target of multiple similar threats on her life over her protection of women’s spaces for biological females. "I live looking over my shoulder every single day. I’ve received death threats from activists who claim to speak for the so-called 'trans movement.’ I believe the trans movement is radicalized. It’s a cult."

"Trans people and their supporters fuel violence, particularly toward women who speak the truth and toward elected officials who refuse to be bullied," Mace continued. "Men who crossdress as women are mentally ill. They are violent toward women. And in a state that doesn’t do nearly enough to protect women, now is the time to show women the state of South Carolina will follow its laws and will protect you. This is what is morally right."

Mace said her fear is "real," "daily," and "has real consequences" on her work, her children, and the safety of her staff. "Words have consequences. Threats like these are acts of terror meant to shake the foundations of democracy by targeting those who serve it. I pray that this young man find God who alone can change hearts of stone into hearts of flesh."

She requested that bond be denied sor set to the highest possible amount under law. "The defendant should face the full weight of statutory penalties—because letting him walk away sends a message that threats against public officials are just another day without consequence. To do otherwise would send a dangerous message: that threatening to kill a member of Congress is a tolerable offense. It is not. It is criminal. And it must be treated as such."

After bond was denied by Judge James Hudson, Cain burst into tears. Cain spoke in a high-pitched, Mickey Mouse-style voice at the hearing. Cain's father met with Mace ahead of the hearing and apologized for Cain's actions.