A Florida man was arraigned for threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump.
United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced that 31-year-old Christopher Davies, of Cape Coral in southwest Florida, was arraigned in federal court on an indictment charging him with one count of making threats against the President of the United States.
If convicted, Davies faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.
According to the indictment, Davies wrote and delivered a letter to an official at the Charlotte Correctional Institute stating in substance that he intended to kill President Donald Trump.
An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty. Click here for the indictment.
This case was investigated by the United States Secret Service. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick L. Darcey.
