Florida Write-In Candidate Arrested for Threatening President Trump

The Department of Justice arrested William Upham, 35, of Jacksonville, Florida, on charges of threatening President Donald Trump. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced the charges on Thursday.

In one video he called on people to “overthrow the Trump administration on behalf of God” and called for the use of semi-automatic rifles. In another he said: “We are at war with evil. This is a war between God and the Antichrist.

There is no doubt in my mind that the president of the United States, Donald J. ” U.S. Magistrate Judge Samuel J. Horovitz signed the criminal complaint on Wednesday. A U.S. Secret Service agent authored an affidavit detailing the videos and email.

Upham is a write-in Republican candidate for Florida’s 5th Congressional District. He is running against five-term incumbent Rep. John Rutherford and two other candidates in the Republican primary scheduled for August 18.

The Cook Political Report deems the district a solidly Republican seat. Upham was medically discharged from the Marine Corps in 2025. The Marine Corps disavowed Upham on Tuesday after reports of his comments circulated through the media.

If convicted, Upham faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.