Wisconsin Man Threatened To Kill Barack Obama, Warrant Says

President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, in La Crosse, Wis., Thursday, July 2, 2015, about the economy and to promote a proposed Labor Department rule that would make more workers el... President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, in La Crosse, Wis., Thursday, July 2, 2015, about the economy and to promote a proposed Labor Department rule that would make more workers eligible for overtime. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS
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A Wisconsin man threatened to kill President Barack Obama while the president was traveling in the state, according to a warrant obtained by CNN.

A criminal complaint and arrest warrant were issued Thursday suggesting that the man, 55-year-old Brian D. Dutcher from Tomah, Wisconsin, told a security guard a La Crosse library that if he had the chance he would “take him out,” referring to Obama, and “take the shot.”

Dutcher confirmed to the Secret Service that he had made the remarks, the warrant said, and told La Crosse detectives he was serious about the threat. According the warrant, Dutcher had also posted to Facebook earlier this week, “that’s it! Thursday I will be in La Crosse. Hopefully I will get a clear shot at the pretend president. Killing him is our CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY!”

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  1. Avatar for jw1 jw1 says:

    Hopefully I will get a clear shot at the pretend president. Killing him is our CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY!"

    F^ck you RushLimbaughSeanHannityGlennBeckKarlRoveSteveKingDarrylIssaadinfinitumRWNJs!

    jw1

  2. I guess we’re lucky he shoots off with his mouth first.

  3. Right, because he doesn’t seem to be the type who would have an “original” thought. Blame lies firmly on RWM.

  4. Was it the rainbow colors on the White House that set him off?

  5. Quite obviously, it’s Obama’s fault. If only he had the decent good sense to be born white; and consequently, not being a divisive figure, none of this would be happening.

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