REP. NANCY MACE ASKS DOJ TO INVESTIGATE AFTER PROSECUTORS IGNORED DEATH THREAT, SUSPECT NOW CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER

Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) is asking the Department of Justice to investigate why federal prosecutors failed to act after a violent extremist posted a death threat against her in May 2025, eight months before he was arrested and charged with attempted murder in Oregon.

In May 2025, Michael Richard Fadich posted an image on Instagram showing a gun pointed at Rep. Mace’s face. Her office immediately reported the threat to law enforcement. Prosecutors declined to press charges.

On December 21, 2025, Fadich allegedly shot a man in Portland, Oregon. The victim survived with serious injuries. Fadich was arrested January 8, 2026, in California and now faces attempted murder charges.

“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 receives more than 1,300 threats annually. She contrasted this case with Samuel Cain, who was prosecuted and denied bond three times after threatening to kill her.

“When prosecutors do their job, lives are saved,” Mace said. “When they fail, innocent people pay the price.”

Rep. Mace is asking the DOJ and FBI to investigate why prosecutors declined to act and whether Fadich should face federal charges for threatening a Member of Congress.

“To every prosecutor who declined to act: you had the chance to stop this, and you didn’t,” Rep. Mace said. “Someone took a bullet for it.”

BACKGROUND:

Fadich’s Instagram account displayed extremist propaganda and threats against public officials. Following the shooting, police recovered an AR-15-style rifle and two semi-automatic pistols. Fadich is charged with attempted murder, assault, unlawful use of a weapon, and coercion.