Cleveland, Oklahoma, Man Charged with Threatening to Assault and Murder a United States Senator and His Family

TULSA, Okla. - Today, an indictment was unsealed charging a Cleveland, Oklahoma, man with eight counts related to threatening to assault and murder a Senator and his family.

David Glen Shuck, 63, is charged with three counts of Threatening to Assault and Murder a Member of Congress with Intent to Impede, Intimidate, Interfere, and Retaliate; three counts of Interstate Communication with a Threat to Injure; and two counts of Threatening to Assault and Murder an Immediate Family of a Member of Congress with Intent to Impede, Intimidate, Interfere, and Retaliate.

Court documents show that Shuck called a United States Senator on three separate occasions in March 2026. Shuck is charged with allegedly attempting to interfere and retaliate against a Senator by threatening to kill him and his family members.

The United States Capitol Police and the FBI are investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nathan Michel and Stephane Ihler are prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a
court of law.

This case is part of the nationwide National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 initiative, which is a White House directed, interagency effort to integrate federal, state, and local partners in protecting First Amendment rights while targeting individuals and organizations engaged in political violence and is led by the investigative and prosecutorial Joint Task Force Vanguard.