Jacob Swickle (Photo: Palm Beach County Jail)
A Boca Raton man has been charged with intimidation, stalking and a computer crime offense after allegedly sending threatening messages over the course of what a victim told police were “well over 1,000 contact attempts” in the past week alone.
Jacob Swickle, 22, is accused of stalking an ex-girlfriend in Wellington following an investigation by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. According to a police report, a detective from the office’s Targeted Violence Unit was assigned the case due to an apparent history between the suspect and victim. What was termed in the report as harassment began to escalate Dec. 7, 2025, with Swickle allegedly using “spoofed or blocked numbers” along with “numerous social media accounts” in an attempt to conceal his identity…