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Left: Daniel Cook (Volusia County Jail). Right: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference, Aug. 12, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O”Meara, File).
A Florida resident is facing serious charges after allegedly issuing threats against Governor Ron DeSantis and the head of the U.S. Secret Service through a series of posts on the social media platform X. One of these posts reportedly included the alarming message, “Don’t worry, you will die, pig.”
The individual, identified as 39-year-old Daniel Joseph Cook, is charged with making written threats to kill, threatening a law enforcement officer, and the illegal use of a two-way communication device. The situation came to light on November 7 when the New York Attorney General’s Office notified the Florida Department of Law Enforcement about a threatening post from the account @D13Xiii, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit.
The post in question allegedly read: “Hey prick @GovRonDeSantis. You are both a bozo and a Bonzo. And Miss Attorney General Pam Bondi will kill you in court. While I laugh. F— you, Ron DeSantis, Omerta, I will kill you. Don’t worry, you will die, pig.”
Further investigation into the account revealed additional threatening messages. One post accused Governor DeSantis of enacting a law that supposedly authorized the arrest or “elimination” of anyone named Daniel Joseph Cook, according to law enforcement officials.
In a related post, Cook allegedly expressed outrage, stating, “You f— my reputation, while simultaneously being a prick in such ways as to make a targeted law with my name on it.”
Authorities didn’t have to work too hard to identify Cook: In a post in July, he apparently published a picture of his birth certificate. Cops tracked Cook to his home in Edgewater and interviewed him. He admitted to writing the posts, cops stated.
But Cook was apparently not done issuing threats. On Dec. 31, he allegedly turned his ire toward Sean Curran, the director of the Secret Service.
“I’ll kill you,” he allegedly wrote. “Mark my words. You c— butch. F— you die.”
Cops arrested Cook on Monday. He is in the Volusia County Jail without bond. He’s slated to appear in court on Thursday.