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Man who threatened to kill Obama gets 5-yr jail term
62-year-old John Roos of Medford who threatened to kill former American President Barrack Obama over social media will spend the next five years behind bars for his action.
The Oregon man who will now cool his heels in a federal prison was also sentenced to three years of post-prison supervision upon his release by U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane.
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According to a U.S. Department of Justice news release, Roos pleaded guilty to charges related to the threats and other charges for possession of an unregistered explosive device.
Roos said in court that he threatened to kill Obama and the former first family on Twitter. According the release, Roos has also posted on Facebook threats to kill FBI agents with hunting rifles.
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Animashaun Ayodeji
May 14, 2017 at 10:22 pm
IF it were to be Nigeria, the federal government won’t do anything until he physicallay attempts to kill. I like America because they don’t joke with threats
Agbor Chris
May 14, 2017 at 10:37 pm
To tell you how useless this country is with threats, recently when a Boko Haram member threatened to bomb Abuja, the Nigeria army said it was empty threat after seeing what Boko Haram I sent capable of doing over the years. This country is just somehow
Anita Kingsley
May 14, 2017 at 10:39 pm
THe court has served him right, he’s a potential terrorist that shouldn’t be toy with. Even after his release, the government should still monitor him closely
Balarabe musa
May 15, 2017 at 3:19 am
What Obama has done to him that warranted him killing Obama, serve him right.
seyi jelili
May 15, 2017 at 4:19 am
Ask goggle
yanju omotodun
May 15, 2017 at 3:43 am
There is something that strikes me most in this case and that’s honesty. The guy pleaded guilty to the allegation unlike our lawyers in Nigeria would have told him not to plead guilty.
seyi jelili
May 15, 2017 at 4:19 am
Lol. You know our lawyers here are corrupt and liars, you don’t compare at all
seyi jelili
May 15, 2017 at 4:18 am
But is Obama still in power or how? I hope it’s not Trump that sent the man?