Cape Coral man accused of threatening to blow up Rep. Byron Donalds' office and 'shoot every cop'

A man was arrested Monday after Lee County deputies said they received a tip that he made concerning calls to Rep. Byron Donalds' office in Cape Coral.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said Daniel Eberly, 43, threatened to blow up Donalds' office and "shoot every cop" during the erratic phone calls.

Detectives were able to find Eberly at his Cape Coral home and take him into custody within hours of the reported threats.

"In just a matter of hours, detectives took him into custody and charged him accordingly. Frankly, that phone call was the investigative equivalent of a self-addressed stamped envelope," Marceno said.

Eberly is facing charges of making a false report of a weapon of mass destruction and making a threat against a public servant. He has a lengthy criminal record in Lee County dating back a decade.

Eberly was arrested in 2024 for arson after Lee County deputies said video showed him setting a fire outside of a business.

Another man was previously arrested on May 27 for threatening to kill Donalds. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said Dominic Ambrosia, 30, posted the threats to his X account.