CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WINK) — Police arrested a Cape Coral man for threatening a student, school, and law enforcement on social media. Police arrested Michael George Davis at his Cape Coral home on Saturday night, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said someone alerted law enforcement on Friday about concerning TikTok posts from Davis.
The Sheriff’s Office released screenshots of TikTok videos that Davis allegedly posted.
Martin County Sheriff’s Office
In one video, Davis is pointing at text that reads “Dead on site.” Another TikTok includes a photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the caption “TERROR WARNING.” It goes on to say the “children of Martin cowards will be executed for hate crimes committed against innocent Jews,” before appearing to name someone at Felix Williams Elementary School in Stuart. The name is blurred out in the screenshot. “[Sic] be extremely warned F the police and the fbi,” the post said.
Martin County Sheriff’s Office
Investigators tracked Davis to Cape Coral. The Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division worked with the U.S. Marshals and Cape Coral Police to arrest Davis, who initially refused to come out of his home, the Sheriff’s Office said. He was ultimately arrested and faces a $100,000 bond.
Martin County Sheriff’s Office
It remains unclear why Davis targeted Martin County or specific people named in the video, the Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators are still looking into his motive.
LCSO
“If you threaten any of our students, our schools, anyone in our community or any of our law enforcement officers, we will use every investigative resource available to identify you, find you and lock you up,” Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek posted on Facebook.
Lee County jail records show that Davis is in custody as of Sunday afternoon. He faces one charge of resisting an officer without violence, in addition to his Martin County warrant.