Former Marine arrested, charged with threatening Trump

A former U.S. Marine and Republican congressional candidate from Florida was arrested and federally charged this week after posting social media videos calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump, whom he described as the Antichrist. William Upham, 35, appeared in federal court in Jacksonville on Thursday, July 16, 2026, on a charge of threatening the president, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. A judge ordered him detained pending trial.

The U.S. Secret Service initiated an investigation after receiving reports on Tuesday, July 14, concerning videos posted from an account associated with Upham’s write-in campaign for Florida’s Fifth Congressional District. According to a criminal complaint filed by a Secret Service agent, Upham posted at least two videos on July 13 in which he appeared wearing his Marine uniform and lieutenant insignia. In one video, he characterized the conflict as a holy war between God and the Antichrist and issued a call to arms to overthrow the Trump administration. He reportedly discussed specific weapons, including AR-15 semiautomatic rifles and armor-piercing ammunition, and described military tactics for...