SC Magistrate Denies Bond to Trans Woman Threatening Rep. Mace

A 19-year-old transgender woman named Samuel Theodore Cain, who uses the alias Roxie Wolfe, was arrested and charged with threatening to kill Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, a vocal opponent of transgender rights. Cain admitted to posting a threat on social media in April stating an intention to assassinate Mace, leading to her arrest by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and denial of bond by a magistrate judge who deemed her a credible threat. Mace attended the bond hearing in Greenville, where she read a victim impact statement condemning what she called a "radicalized" trans movement and emphasized the need to protect women from violence. The charge of threatening a public official carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine under South Carolina law. Mace characterized the threat as an attack on free speech and vowed to continue fighting for women's and children's protection, while the defendant remains held in jail pending a preliminary hearing. The case highlights ongoing tensions surrounding transgender rights and political rhetoric in South Carolina.