WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities on Friday arrested a U.S. man on suspicion of threatening to kill President-elect Barack Obama based on statements he posted on a website about UFOs and aliens, the Justice Department said.
Steven Joseph Christopher, in three postings to www.alien-earth.org, said he planned to assassinate Obama in Washington "as a sacrificial lamb," the department said in a statement.
"It's really nothing personal about the man. He speaks well ... . But I know it's for the country's own good that I do this," Christopher reportedly wrote.
"It's not because I'm racist that I will kill Barack, it's because I can no longer allow the Jewish parasites to bully their way into making the American people submit to their evil ways."
Christopher added that he needed money to get to Washington and that he did not own a gun, the department said.
Unprecedented security surrounds Obama, who will be sworn into office on Tuesday and become the nation's first black president.
Christopher, who is from Wisconsin but was arrested in Brookhaven, Mississippi, could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if found guilty.
So here we are with less than three days before the inauguration and the crazies are starting to really make themselves known. I really can understand some people still being bitter, because really sometimes you can't change people's minds. Yet, how much of an idiot do you have to be to say you need a ride to Washington and don't have the money or a gun? I know plenty of people who made ill willed comments about Bush and weren't arrested. What I really want to know is who in the Secret Service is visiting www.alien-earth.org and using postings there as credible threats? Convicting the guy would be interesting. I think there is such thing as free speech, but you can't be that careless...you never know who's watching. What do you guys think? Is five years and the quarter million fine too harsh? Will we see Tuesday come and go without incident?
Steven Joseph Christopher, in three postings to www.alien-earth.org, said he planned to assassinate Obama in Washington "as a sacrificial lamb," the department said in a statement.
"It's really nothing personal about the man. He speaks well ... . But I know it's for the country's own good that I do this," Christopher reportedly wrote.
"It's not because I'm racist that I will kill Barack, it's because I can no longer allow the Jewish parasites to bully their way into making the American people submit to their evil ways."
Christopher added that he needed money to get to Washington and that he did not own a gun, the department said.
Unprecedented security surrounds Obama, who will be sworn into office on Tuesday and become the nation's first black president.
Christopher, who is from Wisconsin but was arrested in Brookhaven, Mississippi, could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if found guilty.
So here we are with less than three days before the inauguration and the crazies are starting to really make themselves known. I really can understand some people still being bitter, because really sometimes you can't change people's minds. Yet, how much of an idiot do you have to be to say you need a ride to Washington and don't have the money or a gun? I know plenty of people who made ill willed comments about Bush and weren't arrested. What I really want to know is who in the Secret Service is visiting www.alien-earth.org and using postings there as credible threats? Convicting the guy would be interesting. I think there is such thing as free speech, but you can't be that careless...you never know who's watching. What do you guys think? Is five years and the quarter million fine too harsh? Will we see Tuesday come and go without incident?