Threat To Nancy Mace — Arrest Months Later
A case that began with a violent online threat ended with an arrest months later. The person accused is Michael Richard Fadich — a self-described Antifa activist who has also used the name Rem Heathen.
In May 2025, Fadich posted an image on social media showing a gun pointed at Rep. Nancy Mace’s face. Her office reported it. Prosecutors declined to press charges at the time.
Months later, on December 21, 2025, police say the same man shot someone in Portland. The victim survived with serious injuries. Authorities arrested Fadich on January 8, 2026, in California. He now faces attempted murder charges in Oregon and is being held in a women’s facility there.
Rep. Mace reacted forcefully to the news. She called out prosecutors and warned about the consequences of ignoring threats. Her words were blunt: “This blood is on the hands of every prosecutor who looked at this threat and looked away. I pray for the safety of the women he’s housed with,” Rep. Mace said in a statement Wednesday, reacting to the news and recounting the death threat made against her by “a transgender named ‘Rem Heathen’ whose real name is Michael Richard Fadich, the Antifa violent extremist”:
“In May 2025, Fadich posted a graphic on Instagram depicting a gun pointed directly at Rep. Mace’s face. The message was unmistakable: he wanted her dead.
The Office of Rep. Mace reported this threat. Prosecutors did nothing. Now, eight months later, he is charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting someone in Portland just last month. A man is in the hospital because the system failed to stop a violent extremist when it had the chance.”
Nancy Mace’s office also put out a formal statement asking the Department of Justice to review why the initial threat wasn’t prosecuted. The office noted the timeline: the Instagram post in May 2025, the December shooting, the January arrest.
The press release included these direct lines: “A man is in the hospital because the system failed to stop a violent extremist when it had the chance,” Rep. Mace said. “When prosecutors ignore death threats, they don’t just fail one victim, they create more.”
Rep. Mace’s team says she routinely gets thousands of threats a year. They pointed to another suspect, Samuel Cain, who was prosecuted and denied bond multiple times after threatening her — a contrast they say highlights inconsistency in how threats are handled.
This story raises a couple of clear questions. Why was the original threat not prosecuted? Could different action earlier have prevented the later violence? Rep. Mace wants answers and has asked the DOJ to investigate the handling of the case.
For now, Fadich faces charges in Oregon. The case will play out in court. But the political fallout has already started. Critics say prosecutors showed dangerous leniency. Supporters of tougher enforcement say this is proof that threats must be treated seriously from the start.