Transgender ‘activist’ arrested after threatening to assassinate Nancy Mace

Published May 15, 2025 5:01pm ET



South Carolina authorities arrested a 19-year-old transgender “activist” from Greenville on Thursday after he threatened to assassinate Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on social media.

Samuel Theodore Cain, a transgender-identifying biological male, has been arrested and booked at the Greenville County Detention Center on charges that allege he threatened Mace’s life, the Washington Examiner confirmed.

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