Creepy "sniper rifle" news, no Obama connection reported

Published on August 25, 2008 - 8:24pm by Eric Klein

This is the brief report that host Mitch Jeserich just referred to:

 "Federal authorities are refusing to comment about why they believe the case is possibly tied to an assassination plot, but scheduled a news conference for 4 p.m. Tuesday." - Denver Post.


Press conference on the might-have-been assassination plot
Thought I'd pass along the full text of TheHill.com's story on this topic, pasted below. Police schedule press conference amid report of Obama assassination plot By Ian Swanson Posted: 08/25/08 10:51 PM [ET] DENVER -- Authorities in Denver have scheduled a press conference Tuesday afternoon amid a report by a television station of a plot to assassinate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) during his Thursday speech at the Democratic convention at Invesco Field. Police say they will discuss the facts surrounding a traffic stop in Aurora, Colo., where methamphetamine and firearms were found. Several people are being held in state custody and federal charges are anticipated, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office in Denver. Nothing in the news release suggests the arrests have anything to do with the convention or a plot to attack Obama, although a Secret Service agent is among the law enforcement officials scheduled to appear on Tuesday. According to a report by KUSA-TV, at least four people are under arrest in connection with a plot to kill Obama during his speech Thursday night at Invesco Field. The television station cited law enforcement sources as saying one of the suspects said the group planned to come to Denver to kill Obama. One of the suspects told authorities they were “going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a … rifle … sighted at 750 yards,” according to the KUSA report. The station said police found two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, a bulletproof vest, a spotting scope, licenses in the names of other people and methamphetamines.
Threat Against McCain

And here's an article from Friday about a threatening letter sent to Sen. McCain's Denver campaign office.

This latest Obama story is the second time I have heard about a threat made against him. The other was by a man in Florida. Sigh, It's going to be a long election season.

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