Two Men Charged with Plotting to Assassinate Presidential Candidate Barack Obama
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced today that Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman were charged in a complaint last Friday with–amongst other things- making threats against a major candidate for the office of president in violation of 18 USC 879. The two men were -according to the supporting affidavit- planning to dress up in white tuxedos with top hats and drive a car as fast as possible at Barack Obama while attempting to shoot him with high-powered- rifles. The assassination of Barack Obama was allegedly to be their final act after going on a killing spree that primarily targeted African-Americans. Please keep in mind that the charges are merely accusations and a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
