A Cape Coral man is being held on $100,000 bond after investigators say he posted TikTok videos threatening to execute children in Martin County and warning police and the FBI to stay away, following a tip that led U.S. Marshals and two police agencies to his front door Saturday night.
The Martin County Sheriff's Office identified the man as Michael George Davis, who was arrested at his Cape Coral home after a concerned citizen alerted deputies to a video that targeted a local student, members of the community, and law enforcement, according to gulfcoastnewsnow.com. Someone flagged the concerning posts to law enforcement on Friday, and the sheriff's office said Davis was taken into custody at his home the following night. CBS12 has reported the suspect's age as 51 and spelled his first name “Micheal,” while WPBF also lists him as 51 years old but spells his first name “Michael,” a discrepancy that remains unresolved between the two outlets.
According to screenshots released by the Martin County Sheriff's Office, one TikTok video displayed the text “dead on site,” while another post included a photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu captioned “terror warning.” Investigators say the posts threatened to execute children in Martin County over alleged hate crimes against Jews and appeared to name someone at Felix A. Williams Elementary School in Stuart. One post reportedly warned, as reported by WINK News, that people should “be extremely warned f the police and the fbi.”
School Confirms Reference in Threatening Posts
Felix A. Williams Elementary School Principal Sarah Tuthill confirmed that the online threats referenced the school and a specific student, describing them as threatening statements posted on social media that included a reference to the school, per WPBF. Authorities have not disclosed further details about the student named in the posts, and the station reports that it remains undetermined why Davis targeted Martin County or the specific people he threatened.
Martin County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division worked with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and the Cape Coral Police Department to track Davis down and make the arrest, the gulfcoastnewsnow.com report noted. Investigators reportedly traced him to Cape Coral before converging on his home Saturday night. Per the same account, he initially refused to come out of his home but was ultimately taken into custody on a Martin County warrant.
Resisting Charge and Bond Details
WPBF reports that Davis is facing a charge of resisting officers without violence along with the out-of-county warrant from Martin County. Under Florida Statutes § 843.02, resisting, obstructing or opposing an officer without violence is classified as a first-degree misdemeanor, according to the Florida Legislature. The station also reports Davis is being held in the Lee County Jail on $100,000 bail tied to the Martin County arrest warrant, and county jail records showed him still in custody as of Sunday afternoon.
Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said threats against students, schools, community members, or law enforcement would prompt the use of every investigative resource available to identify, find, and imprison whoever is responsible. The sheriff's office said it remains unclear why Davis targeted Martin County or the people named in the video, and investigators continue looking into his motive.
