Florida House write-in candidate arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Trump

William Upham, a 35-year-old former marine, faces federal charges and up to five years in prison, officials say

A former marine and Republican write-in candidate for the US House in Florida has been arrested and charged in federal court with threatening to kill Donald Trump, according to the US attorney's office.

William Upham, 35, was taken into custody on Thursday after appearing in federal court in Jacksonville, Florida. If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison. According to public records, Upham is a write-in candidate, running in the Republican primary for Florida's fifth congressional district.