President Donald Trump speaks in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Alex Brandon).
Three University of South Alabama students face federal charges after allegedly posting threats against President Donald Trump before his appearance at a rally on the Mobile campus. Court documents cite statements including, “he gotta die bro” and “we only got one chance let’s take it.”
Amare Jemal Woods, Cameron Lamark Lewis and Kayla Leaann Smith were taken into federal custody Friday following a series of social media posts that the FBI said targeted Trump ahead of his appearance at the school’s Mitchell Center. Each student is charged with threatening the president.
The alleged threats were posted separately, according to probable cause affidavits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
In one X post, Lewis allegedly wrote, “N—s gon remember the University of South Alabama the same way they remember Utah Valley University,” referring to the Utah school where Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.
In another post, Lewis allegedly wrote, “IF YALL CAN **** Q50 YOU CAN **** THAT N—.” The affidavit said the reference was to the “ambush shooting death of rapper Mikquale Cooper, also known as ‘Bloodhound Q50,’ in Chicago.”
Woods allegedly posted “He gotta die bro” in a Sept. 29 TikTok comment responding to a post about Trump’s planned visit to the South Alabama campus.
Smith also allegedly used TikTok to write, “We only got one chance let’s take it.” The post included an image that the FBI described as showing an “individual mimicking holding a firearm,” according to the affidavit.
Smith was allegedly responding to a Sept. 29 TikTok post that read, “pov: when I overhead everybody at south alabama talking about trump coming to our homecoming.”
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The University of South Alabama issued the following statement to AL.com on Friday night:
The University of South Alabama unequivocally condemns any form of threats directed at elected officials or any individual with whom we disagree.
We encourage open dialogue and active civic participation, and having a difference of opinion is a natural part of any vibrant community. However, there is a clear line between exercising free expression and engaging in intimidation or unlawful conduct.
The FBI identified Woods as a freshman aerospace engineering student. Lewis is studying biology and works as a pharmacy technician at Walgreens, while Smith is studying elementary education.
Jason Darley, Woods’ attorney, told AL.com that his client is a “diminutive kid” and “the furthest away from any defendant I’ve ever represented in federal court in 21 years,” the outlet reported.
“It’s unfortunate because he’s a very young, very small kid and he’s sitting in federal court,” Darley said.
Attorneys representing Lewis and Smith did not respond to AL.com’s requests for comment, according to the outlet.
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