Dunnellon Man Arrested for Threatening Communications to the NAACP

Ocala, Florida – Jeremiah James Schwier (47, Dunnellon) has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with interstate transmission of a threat to injure. If convicted, Schwier faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. 

According to the complaint, between April and May 2026, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) received approximately 60 telephone calls from phone numbers that were later determined to be associated with Schwier. Those calls were sexual in nature and used inflammatory language. On May 20, 2026, a caller with a similar voice told NAACP staff that he would walk into their office with an “AK 57, or whatever you call those things.” By August 2026, the NAACP received 14 similar calls threatening to kill former President Obama and the NAACP President and Chief Executive Officer. Federal investigators obtained Schwier’s cellphone records and confirmed that Schwier had made the calls to the specific NAACP phone number that had received the threats. The records also confirmed that the timing of numerous calls placed by Schwier were generally consistent with the threats received by the NAACP. 

Investigators arrested Schwier on August 26, 2026. He has been detained pending the resolution of the criminal case. 

A criminal complaint is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed a violation of the federal criminal laws, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Angela M. Palacios.