Man Gets Six Years For Threatening Letters To Obama

[Judi Lynn]

Source: KKTV

Posted: 11:15 AM Jan 29, 2011
Man Gets Six Years For Threatening Letters To Obama

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A Denver-area man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for mailing threatening letters, some with white powder, to President Barack Obama, members of Congress from Colorado and Alabama, and Argentine consulates.

The U.S. attorney's office for Colorado says 42-year-old Jay Stuart DeVaughn of Aurora, also known as Jay Paige Edwards, was also sentenced Friday to three years of supervised release.

DeVaughn pleaded guilty in August to mailing threatening communications and conveying false information to elected officials. Authorities say he mailed a letter to Obama that was intercepted in September 2009. The envelope contained a plastic bag of white powder and a reference to anthrax.

Authorities say the white powder in all the letters was harmless, but emergency personnel were called when the various offices received the mail.



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[Kingofalldems]

1. I bet he was a liberal

Because both sides do it equally.:sarcasm:

[struggle4progress]

2. ... The letter to Obama, mailed in September 2009, stated: "Your so called health care 'reform' is a

... joke ... Have you heard of anthrax??? Get a whiff of this." ...

Six-year sentence for sending threatening letters, white powder
The Denver Post
Posted: 01/28/2011 10:17:12 PM MST
Updated: 01/28/2011 11:46:54 PM MST
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_17233179

[struggle4progress]

3. ... "I don't know why I did it," said DeVaughn ...

Man who mailed white powder to Obama sentenced
By Robert Boczkiewicz
DENVER | Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:04pm EST
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/29/us-usa-crime-powder-idUSTRE70S00120110129

[gateley]

6. That's okay, DeVaughn, WE know why you did. nt

[Raine]

14. "I don't know why I did it" Uh cause you're an IDIOT(?)

most likely, duh. :silly: and now you have 6 years to figure it out!. :rofl:

[bluestateguy]

4. He has that Angry White Male look to him

and now he won't be able to vote in 2012. HA!

[DBoon]

5. bet he never thought a white guy could be sent to prison

getting what he deserves

[Fleming]

7. It's good that the authorities are taking these threats seriously

Even retired congress people aren't safe in this teabagging climate of hate.


Parolee arrested in connection with phone calls threatening to kill retired US congresswoman

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A parolee was arrested Friday in connection with a series of recent phone calls threatening to kill retired U.S. Congresswoman Diane Watson, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

Sheron Nelson, 42, was taken into custody at the South Los Angeles office of his state parole agent. He was booked on suspicion of making felony terrorist threats and identity theft, the sheriff's department said.

A search of Nelson's residence revealed no weapons, but numerous stolen electronics items were recovered, the sheriff's department said.


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-congresswoman-threats,0,5054823.story

[janet118]

8. "Ha-ha - it was a joke. Anthrax - Sniff this - get it - ha-ha"

Idiot guy, laughing all the way to prison.

I wonder if they'll let him post to Free Republic in jail - the Freepers would be LOLing and ROFLing their fat asses off at this caliber of wit.

[Duwamish]

9. They should make him pay for the hazmat crews

and the testing. Know why we need government services? To clean up after the guys who pull this crap (and who decry wasteful government spending).

[jimlup]

10. This guy gets the idiot of the month award

[judesedit]

11. Good. But, he probably would've gotten life if he threatened Bushco.

.

[rasputin1952]

12. Six years...

about right. But he'll still be a fool for the rest of his life.

Nice vacant stare in that pic, not a lot of life behind those eyes.

[greiner3]

13. Wonder what his freeper name is.