2 people sentenced to prison for threatening Mace’s life

Two individuals received jail time on Tuesday for threatening Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.).

A federal judge in Indiana sentenced 28-year-old Shayla Addison to 27 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after she pleaded guilty to two counts of influencing a federal official by threat.

The U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of Indiana did not identify Mace as the official Addison threatened, but the South Carolina lawmaker’s office noted she was the target in a Tuesday release. 

In January 2025, Addison sent multiple violent messages to Mace’s campaign phone number, campaign email address and her Instagram account. The messages included, “Come outside b—- we’ll kill you,” “We will kill you and blow that whole building up b—- come outside” and “Shut up hoe I’ll kill you,” according to Mace’s office and the Justice Department (DOJ).

Addison also has a history of threats against a Firehouse Subs restaurant where her ex-boyfriend worked and her mother’s apartment, the DOJ noted. 

Also Tuesday, a judge in South Carolina sentenced Samuel Theodore Cain to five years, suspended to 30 months of house arrest, followed by five years of probation — the maximum term allowed under state law — according to another release from Mace’s office.

Cain, whom Mace’s office identified as transgender last year, posted on social media in May 2025, “I’M GOING TO ASSASSINATE REPRESENTATIVE NANCY MACE WITH A GUN AND I’M BEING 100% DEAD A–.” 

While in custody, Cain, who went by “Roxie Wolfe” online, also told a jailhouse informant they would take the opportunity to kill Mace if the opportunity arose, during a discussion about the September 2025 fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. 

In her victim’s impact statement from Cain’s sentencing hearing, Mace said the “practical effects” of the threats remain. 

“My staff immediately advised heightened security measures in the aftermath of Mr. Cain’s threats,” the outgoing lawmaker added. “Law enforcement increased its presence near my home and work. Everyday schedules, safety arrangements for my children, and the day-to-day functioning of my offices continue to be disrupted to this day.”

Mace wrote Tuesday on social platform X she was “grateful for the law enforcement and prosecutors” in both cases. 

Last year, the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) investigated nearly 15,000 concerning statements, behaviors and communications directed against members of Congress, their families, staff and the Capitol complex.

It marked an increase of roughly 57.7 percent relative to 2024, and the third consecutive year of a rise in threats. The USCP cited the “false sense of anonymity” individuals have online for the recent increase. 

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