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I'll start the ball rolling with a nutjob from Wisconsin convicted of death threats against Obama.
Slingshot Owner Convicted of Threats to Kill Obama
A Wisconsin man was convicted Tuesday of threatening to murder President Barack Obama, but whether he was serious remains uncertain, with a slingshot the only projectile launcher found in the homeless man’s van.
Brian Dutcher, both sides agree, said he planned to kill Obama last year in a Facebook post and again in a public library. But whether he intended the statements as political hyperbole or as true threats is in dispute.
A jury found in favor of prosecutors, delivering two guilty verdicts that carry a statutory maximum of 10 years in prison for threatening the president, though sentencing guidelines likely will call for less time.
Dutcher’s attorney Stephen Meyer unsuccessfully attempted to explain away the statements. The first, the Facebook post, said, “that’s it! Thursday I will be in La Crosse. Hopefully I will get a clear shot at the pretend president. Killing him is our CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY!”