North Carolina police stopped a 41-year-old U.S. Army veteran from traveling to Washington, D.C., to kill President Donald Trump following explicit online threats. Daniel Swain faces potential federal charges for his Facebook posts targeting the president and his family. He is currently held on state drug and resisting arrest charges.
Daniel Swain, 41, from Charleston, South Carolina, posted a series of violent threats against President Donald Trump on Facebook in recent weeks, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. On April 19, Swain allegedly wrote, “I'm coming up there to blow your a— up,” and expressed a desire to “put a round in his f—ing head” before targeting Trump's son, wife, and members of Congress. He also called Trump “the new Hitler” and warned, “I'm gonna officially snap and start killing people.”Officials intercepted Swain as he attempted to travel from South Carolina to Washington, D.C., preventing what they described as a planned assassination and White House rampage. The U.S. Justice Department is preparing federal charges, with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina expected to release details soon, prosecutors told the court on Thursday.Swain, an unemployed Army veteran with PTSD and a military disability, appeared in court Thursday and is only charged locally with possession of methamphetamine and resisting arrest. The U.S. Secret Service and FBI are involved due to the presidential threats, NCSBI officials said. He is due back in court on May 20.Swain's mother confirmed to WRAL that her son has long struggled with mental health issues stemming from his service.
