JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A National Guardsman has admitted that he threatened to kill Vice President Mike Pence before his visit to Pennsylvania for the annual commemoration of the Flight 93 crash on Sept. 11.
The (Johnstown) Tribune-Democrat reports that William Robert Dunbar pleaded guilty Tuesday. The 23-year-old Berlin, Pennsylvania, man now faces up to five years in prison when he’s sentenced.
Authorities say Dunbar was on duty at the Army National Guard Training Center on Sept. 8 when he said, “If someone pays me enough money, I will kill the vice president.” Witnesses said they contacted commanding officers after they heard Dunbar make the threat twice.
Authorities say Dunbar initially denied making the statement but eventually admitted saying it.
Pence’s appearance went ahead as scheduled.
Psych eval might be appropriate. And this is one more reason to go easy on the indiscriminate chirpings of “Thank you for your service!” There’s all kinds of interesting people in the military.
Maybe he thought he’d be thanked really profusely afterwards?
Seriously? Five years for a 23 year-old weekend warrior blurting out an impulsive statement? And knowing PA, the only reason anyone heard about it later is because it’s Trumplandia–betting all his peers hate him because he’s probably the one person on the unit who doesn’t like Trump.
Here’s hoping he gets off with a warning and some counseling. About when and where to open your damn mouth.
He’s white.
Don’t expect any tweets from the President about Muslim bans or Mexican Walls.
Is that really a threat? This is getting close to a thought crime.