Mississippi Man Who Threatened To Kill Obama Will Stand Trial

Barack Obama Kill A federal judge has ruled Steven Joseph Christopher competent to stand trial. Christopher admitted in court he threatened to kill then-President-elect Barack Obama but claims he had had no intentions of harming him.

by The Associated Press

Published: Wed, July 29, 2009 - 9:08 am CST Last Updated: Wed, July 29, 2009 - 9:20 am CST

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled Steven Joseph
Christopher competent to stand trial on charges of making threats
on the Internet to kill then-President-elect Barack Obama.
U.S. District Henry Wingate issued the ruling Tuesday. No trial
date has been set.
Christopher admitted in U.S. District Court testimony Monday
that he made the threats in January but had no intentions of
harming the president.
Christopher allegedly made the threats in a chat forum. He was
arrested in Brookhaven.
If convicted, Christopher could be sentenced to a maximum five
years in prison.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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FastFred Says:

Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 9:57 am

This is ridiculous,tax payers are going to pay for his trial and his “Gray Bar Hotel” stay.If they would have found items at his home or car such as,guns/explosives/maps/weapons of mass destruction I probably would consider him a threat.More than likely he doesn’t have two brain cells that can make connection to carry out a “Goat Roping"rodeo.The FBI or the CIA could always keep a eye on this guy to make the determination if he was a real threat.