Man convicted of threatening Obama --Agents found six firearms in Bagdasarian's home, including a 50 caliber rifle. A federal judge in San Diego convicted a California man today of two felony counts of threatening President Barack Obama during his campaign last year. Judge Marilyn Huff found Walter Bagdasarian guilty of two counts of threatening a major presidential candidate.
Bagdasarian, of La Mesa, Calif., admitted posting messages on a Yahoo investment bulletin board in October 2008 that contained racial epithets and apparent threats to Obama. "He will have a 50 cal in the head soon," one message said. Another said, "Shoot the [racial epithet] Country [expletive] for another 4 years+." Bagdasarian is due to be sentenced in October. He could receive up to 10 years in prison, though a shorter sentence is likely in accordance with federal sentencing guidelines.
US man sentenced over Bush plot A US citizen has been sentenced to life in prison for being a part of an Al Qaeda plot to assassinate George W Bush. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali was first tried in Virginia in 2005, when he was sentenced to 30 years in prison. The current sentence is part of the appeals process which was brought by prosecutors who said the original sentence was too lenient, as it involved the then president [sic] of the United States.
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