In article <g90qq7$rom$2@registered.motzarella.org>,
"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
> WickeddollŽ wrote:
>
> >Did you hear about these scared little men?
> >
> >http://www.tmz.com/2008/08/25/obama-under-fire/
> >
> >Pathetic.
>
> They should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. I'm sure
> there is some sort of additional punishment for threatening political
> candidates also.
It is possible DNC thugs hyped this story. There is no mention of any
threat made by these people.
Officials: Man wasn't a 'credible threat' to Obama
DENVER (AP) - Authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with
rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck made statements threatening
Barack Obama, but emphasize he never posed a "credible threat" to the
candidate or the Democratic National Convention.
Federal and local authorities had scheduled a news conference for
Tuesday afternoon, but U.S. Attorney Troy Eid downplayed the case.
"We're absolutely confident there is no credible threat to the
candidate, the Democratic National Convention, or the people of
Colorado," Eid said in a statement.
FBI spokeswoman Kathy Wright confirmed the FBI was investigating reports
the man had threatened Obama, who will be in Denver this week to accept
the Democratic nomination for president. The Joint Information Center -
a command set up by city, state and federal authorities to field media
inquiries during the Democratic convention - said it had no immediate
comment.
(AP) Aurora Police Department Detective, Marcus Dudley, speaks to the
media during a press conference at...
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The action started around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when police in the eastern
suburb of Aurora stopped a truck that was swerving erratically. The
driver, 28-year-old Tharin Gartrell, had a suspended driver's license,
and the truck was rented in the name of another person, said Aurora
police Detective Marcus Dudley.
In the truck, officers found two rifles, including one with a scope; a
bulletproof vest; boxes of ammunition; walkie-talkies; and suspected
narcotics, Dudley said.
Aurora police, on edge because of heightened security surrounding the
Democratic convention in Denver, alerted federal authorities.
Three hours later, at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, federal agents arrested Nathan
Johnson, 32, at a hotel in Denver. He was being held on drug charges,
Dudley said.
A half-hour after that, 33-year-old Shawn Robert Adolf jumped from a
sixth-story window when authorities tried to arrest him at a hotel in
suburban Glendale, police said.
(AP) Aurora Police Department Detective, Marcus Dudley, speaks to the
media during a press conference at...
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Adolf was hospitalized and was being held on $1 million bond for several
outstanding warrants involving drug charges.
Dudley didn't say what tied the men together but said more arrests were
possible. One of the rifles was stolen, and authorities had traced it to
Kansas, Dudley said.
It wasn't known if the three men had attorneys, Dudley said.
Dudley said Gartrell was being investigated for methamphetamine and
firearms violations. Gartrell, who has no known address, was being held
at the Arapahoe County jail on $50,000 bail on drug and weapons charges.
The jail said he was due in court Thursday.
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