A Port Charlotte man is behind bars after deputies say he used the social platform X to threaten to kill U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, then sat in a camper out back while detectives closed in.
Investigation and arrest
According to Gulf Coast News, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) says Pinellas County's Threat Management Unit contacted local deputies on May 26 after a request from the U.S. Capitol Police. Detectives pulled the X account in question and, the report says, identified the user as 30-year-old Dominic Ambrosia.
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office report states that deputies tracked down an address for Ambrosia and learned he was living in a travel camper on the property. Detectives say they searched the camper with his permission, then arrested him on May 27.
What he allegedly posted
Gulf Coast News reports that, according to CCSO, Ambrosia replied to a repost of former President Donald Trump's endorsement of Donalds with, "I'm going to kill him! Thanks Mr. President." Investigators also flagged other posts from the account, including the statements "I killed Jesus! I murdered the Virgin Mary," along with language that referenced segregation.
Ambrosia was booked on a charge of written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury or conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism.
Donalds and the context
Byron Donalds represents Florida's 19th Congressional District in the U.S. House and has announced a run for governor in 2026, a move noted by WUSF. Because he is both a sitting member of Congress and a declared statewide candidate, threats involving Donalds typically trigger coordination between federal and local threat-management teams.
Local deputies say this case involved notification to federal partners and remains under active investigation.
Next steps
Ambrosia remains in custody on the threat charge and will move through the county court system. Upcoming hearings and bond details will appear in public court records once they are filed.
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office led the investigation and continues to list arrest information, records access and tip resources on its website. Investigators say additional paperwork was not immediately available, and inquiries into the incident are ongoing.
