EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man will get mental health treatment and substance abuse counseling after pleading guilty to making online threats against President Donald Trump.
Joseph Lynn Pickett of Edwardsville was also ordered to spend six months behind bars for the June threats, though he’s already served the time since his arrest last year.
Pickett pleaded guilty in an agreement with prosecutors in October, after authorities said he posted several times online that he wanted to assassinate Trump.
The posts included frequent profanity and detailed death threats. Pickett also taunted federal authorities when he wasn’t immediately arrested. His co-workers reported the threatening posts to the Secret Service. He was later arrested.
Under terms of his sentencing last week, Pickett also will be on supervised release for three years.
Sounds like a pretty sane guy to me.
All I can say is, I am glad they can’t hear the conversation regarding donnie in our house, especially during the news hour.
Watch the people who deflect from gun control by screeching about mental health complain about the taxpayer cost of this.
Death threats are NOT the answer for Donnie.
Donnie and henchmen doing 75 to life in Guantanamo? Only the best…
What about mental health treatment for all his supporters? it would seem a more urgent need.