Antifa Extremist Who Threatened To Kill Congresswoman Mace Now Charged With Attempted Murder

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Jan. 28, 2026)- Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) today issued the following statement after learning a transgender named "Rem Heathen" whose real name is Michael Richard Fadich, the Antifa violent extremist who posted a death threat against Rep. Mace in May 2025, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in Oregon:

In May 2025, Fadich posted a graphic on Instagram depicting a gun pointed directly at Rep. Mace's face. The message was unmistakable: he wanted her dead.

The Office of Rep. Mace reported this threat. Prosecutors did nothing. Now, eight months later, he is charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting someone in Portland just last month. A man is in the hospital because the system failed to stop a violent extremist when it had the chance.

Now Fadich, because of Oregon law, sits in a women's prison.

"This blood is on the hands of every prosecutor who looked at this threat and looked away," said Rep. Mace. "I pray for the safety of the women he's housed with."

Fadich didn't hide who he was. His social media was filled with Antifa / Trantifa propaganda, celebrations of violence, and explicit threats. He posed with Antifa flags. He owned an AR-15 and multiple handguns. Every warning sign was there. Nothing was done.

When prosecutors ignore death threats, they don't just fail one victim, they create more.

Rep. Mace receives on average over 1,300 threats per year. Rep. Mace added:

"When prosecutors do their job, lives are saved. For example, Samuel Cain sits in a jail cell today and has been denied bond three times after threatening to kill me. But when they fail, like with Fadich, innocent people pay the price.

"I am asking the Department of Justice and FBI to immediately investigate why federal prosecutors failed to act on one more death threat against me and to determine whether Fadich should face federal charges for threatening a Member of Congress.

"To every prosecutor who declined to act: you had the chance to stop this man, and you didn't. And someone took a bullet for it.

"To the violent extremists: your threats won't silence us."

BACKGROUND

The Threat Against Congresswoman Mace:

In May 2025, Fadich posted an image on his Instagram account ("that.heathen") depicting Congresswoman Mace's official portrait with a first-person graphic of a gun pointed at her face. The threat was reported to law enforcement, but prosecutors declined to prosecute.

See the post below:

The Attempted Murder:

On December 21, 2025, Fadich and an accomplice allegedly shot a man in Portland, Oregon. The victim was found with gunshot wounds in a parking lot and transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Police seized an AR-15-style rifle and two semi-automatic pistols at the scene.

Fadich fled to California but was arrested on January 8, 2026, at a gas station in Mt. Shasta. He has been charged with:

- Attempted Murder

- First-Degree Assault

- Second-Degree Assault

- Unlawful Use of a Weapon (2 counts)

- Coercion

Fadich's Extremist Background:

According to reports, Fadich is a member of an Antifa cell in Portland with a years-long history of militant involvement. His social media accounts contain Antifa propaganda, celebrations of political violence, and threats against elected officials and journalists. He has been photographed posing in front of Antifa flags and has connections to the terrorist group Antifa International.

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