GASTONIA, N.C. — A Gastonia, North Carolina man is facing federal charges after the Secret Service accused him of making multiple threats against President Joe Biden.
David Kyle Reeves, 27, is accused of calling the White House switchboard multiple times between Jan. 28 and Feb. 1 to threaten Biden and others. According to the Department of Justice, Reeves was arrested Feb. 5 on the charge of threatening the president of the United States.
According to an affidavit in the criminal complaint against Reeves, a Secret Service agent contacted Reeves about the threats. The affidavit claims Reeves called the agent multiple times throughout the day and repeated the threats against Biden, that individual agent and others. The affidavit also says Reeves told the Secret Service agent, "I'm going to kill the president." He then allegedly asked the agent to pick him up and take him to the White House so he could "punch the President in the face, sit in his chair and wait there until he dies."
Court documents reveal that Reeves also contacted U.S. Capitol Police and communicated threats.
A U.S. magistrate judge ordered that Reeves remain in jail following Thursday's hearing. If convicted, the charge of making a threat against the president carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail and a $250,000 fine.
According to court documents, Reeves called a Secret Service agent on February 2 and told the agent he was calling 911 so he could get arrested.
Before hanging up the phone, investigators said Reeves threatened to kill the Secret Service agent once he got out of jail.
Less than an hour after the conversation, Gastonia Police said Reeves repeatedly called 911 dispatchers and demanded to be arrested.
According to a case report, officers found Reeves outside a gas station off Union Road.
During the interaction, an officer said Reeves threatened to kill him.
According to the case report, police took out arrest warrants on Reeves, but they haven't been served yet.
WCNC Charlotte spoke briefly to one of Reeves' parents, who declined to discuss the case.