Lawmen believe trip from Carolinas to Washington a threat to Trump

(The Center Square) – An Army veteran lawmen believed was going to travel from the Carolinas to Washington in an attempt to kill President Donald Trump will be in federal court on Monday.

Daniel Swain was taken from Tidal Wave Auto Spa in the North Carolina community of Apex on Wednesday. He’s accused of making violent political threats that drew the U.S. Secret Service, the State Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, and a bomb squad to the Lake Pine Drive location.

According to the federal complaint, “The defendant, did knowingly and willfully make a threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States.” He’s charged with communicating a threat against the president.

If convicted, he could face five years in prison.

Swain, of Summerville, S.C., was in a Wake County District Court on Thursday, with a detainer applied by the Secret Service. Initial charges were resisting a public officer, possession of methamphetamine and a...