Lamb is booked on a terroristic-threat caption.

A booking on a terroristic-threat caption is an accusation. Bond is process, not a verdict. Messages and phone-location pings are investigation evidence, not a finding. Daniel Sterling Lamb, 40, of Chandler, Ariz., was arrested Saturday at a Chandler home and booked on one count of making a terrorist threat, a Class 3 felony.

The arrest fell on the weekend of Sept. 19-20, 2026. He was booked on one count of making a terrorist threat, a Class 3 felony under Arizona law. Court documents, as ABC15 and azfamily reported them, describe alleged messages threatening to stab Gov. Katie Hobbs and her family, and alleged threats to use a vehicle against children at BASIS Chandler Primary North during recess, plus reported observations about a flimsy barrier. Those are allegations in the reporting. They are not a verdict.

His mother alerted authorities. Reporting noted a mental-health history as the family described it. Detectives used phone-location pings. Reporting described undercover contact at the door before he was taken into custody. Prosecutors asked the court to set bond at $250,000. The court set bond at $100,000. He remains in custody if that amount is not posted. Some reporting said electronic monitoring would apply if he is released. Prior criminal history was noted at a high level, including family disturbance, theft, and harassment or intimidation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.