Man Who Threatened Obama Makes Weapons Plea
Man Faces 10 Years In Prison
POSTED: 9:47 am MST November 7,
2009
DENVER -- A man who threatened to kill President Barack Obama just before the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges. Thirty-five-year-old Shawn Adolf faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to having firearms as a felon. Adolf was arrested in August of last year after officers in a Denver suburb pulled over his cousin and found rifles, a bulletproof vest, wigs and fake IDs. That stop led agents to Adolf, who talked about plans to kill Obama with the rifle. Authorities later determined the men were addled by drugs and had no specific plans to assassinate Obama.
The cousin was already sentenced to 15 days in prison and six months in a halfway house for possession of methamphetamine.
|
|
Previous Stories:
- August 28, 2008: Obama Plot Suspect's Case Transferred To Federal Court
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The following are comments from our users. Opinions expressed are neither created nor endorsed by TheDenverChannel.com. By posting your comments you agree to accept our Terms of Use. To report an offensive or otherwise inappropriate comment, click the "Flag" link that appears beneath that comment. Flagging a comment will send it to our editorial staff for review.
