Samuel Theodore Cain is escorted by a prison guard at the Greenville County Detention Center in Greenville, S.C., Friday, May 16, 2025. (WHNS)
Mace flew in from Washington, D.C., to deliver a victim impact statement in court Friday morning and speak to reporters afterward.
"I come before you today not just as a victim, but as a sitting member of the United States House of Representatives who has been the target of a direct and credible threat on her life," she told the judge.
She described how the threats forced her to change her routine, seek shelter and request increased law enforcement patrols for her home and congressional offices.
"This meant I was vulnerable. My staff was vulnerable. And my children were vulnerable," she said. "Threats like these are acts of terror meant to shake the foundations of democracy."
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Rep. Nancy Mace (Getty Images)
"I face threats every day. This is the second person this year. But I receive death threats from trans activists and trans people every single day. And not a single U.S. attorney in the state of South Carolina or anywhere in the country has taken them seriously."
She warned that continued inaction could be deadly.
"One day, someone’s going to pull the trigger. Someone’s going to get a bullet. Someone’s going to die."
She also highlighted a broader pattern of violence and called out what she sees as a lack of accountability from Democrats.
"This case isn’t just about one man’s threats. It’s about a culture that tolerates violence against elected officials, especially women who speak up," Mace said. "We do not accept terror. The normalization of threats against public servants corrodes democracy from within.
"Not one Democrat has spoken up to say it’s wrong," she added. "Only Democrats blame the victim."
On social media, Mace shared a photo of Cain in an orange jumpsuit.
"This is not Roxie Wolfe, this is not a woman, and threatening my life is not a joke. Look at his smirk," she posted.
Mace ended her statement in court with a final plea for justice.
"I pray this young man finds God, who alone can change hearts of stone into hearts of flesh," she said. "Letting him walk away sends the message that threatening to kill a member of Congress is just another day without consequence. It is not. It is criminal. And it must be treated as such."
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