Daniel R. Swain, 41, of Summerville, South Carolina, was arrested by the United States Secret Service on Apr. 27 in Apex after being accused of threatening to take the life of the President of the United States. The arrest followed a federal criminal complaint signed by a U.S. Magistrate Judge. Authorities said concerned citizens contacted the Apex Police Department when they saw “HEADED TO WSH TO KILL THE PRES” written in white marker on Swain’s car window.
Swain is charged with making threats against the president under Title 18, United States Code Section 871(a). If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.
Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced the arrest and said that both the Secret Service and Apex Police Department are investigating. Assistant U.S. Attorney Logan Liles is prosecuting this case.
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina prosecutes federal crimes and handles civil matters to protect communities according to its official website. The office covers areas with major military installations such as Fort Bragg, Camp Lejeune and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base according to its official website. It also operates six federal courthouses across cities including Raleigh, Fayetteville, Wilmington, New Bern, Greenville and Elizabeth City according to its official website.
The office employs 119 staff members including attorneys and support staff according to its official website, serving all federal criminal and civil cases within North Carolina’s forty-four easternmost counties according to its official website. Community safety initiatives such as Project Safe Neighborhoods are among those promoted by this office according to its official website.
A copy of this press release can be found on their website along with related court documents via PACER or through searching Case No.5:26-MJ-1682-JG.
