Take EVERYTHING seriously!

**sensitiveguy** · 08-26-2008, 08:55 AM

DENVER (CBS4/AP) ― CBS4 has learned at least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons charges.

CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass reported one of the suspects told authorities they were "going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a ... rifle … sighted at 750 yards."

Law enforcement sources tell Maass that one of the suspects "was directly asked if they had come to Denver to kill Obama. He responded in the affirmative."

The story began emerging Sunday morning when Aurora police arrested 28-year-old Tharin Gartrell. He was driving a rented pickup truck in an erratic manner according to sources.

Sources told CBS4 police found two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, wigs, a bulletproof vest, a spotting scope, licenses in the names of other people and 44 grams of methamphetamine. One of the rifles is listed as stolen from Kansas.

Aurora police alerted federal officials because of heightened security surrounding the Democratic convention, Dudley said.

"Clearly we found there are federal implications -- otherwise we would not have notified them," Det. Marcus Dudley with Aurora police said. "The weapons clearly would cause great concern."

Subsequently authorities went to the Cherry Creek Hotel to contact an associate of Gartrell's. But that man, identified as Shawn Robert Adolph, 33, who was wanted on numerous warrants, jumped out of a sixth floor hotel window. Law enforcement sources say Adolph broke an ankle in the fall and was captured moments later. Sources say he had a handcuff ring and was wearing a swastika, and is thought to have ties to white supremacist organizations.

A third man -- an associate of Gartrell and Adolph, Nathan Johnson, 32, was also arrested. He told authorities that the two men "planned to kill Barack Obama at his acceptance speech."

Johnson, along with his girlfriend, Natasha Gromek, are also under arrest on drug charges.

The Secret Service, FBI, ATF and the joint terrorism task force are all investigating the alleged plot.

The U.S. Attorneys Office has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday afternoon. The U.S. Attorney in Denver said it does not believe there is a credible threat to Obama or the convention.

"It's premature to say that it was a valid threat or that these folks have the ability to carry it out," said a U.S. government official familiar with the investigation. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.

U.S. Attorney Troy Eid said the case was under investigation.

"We're absolutely confident there is no credible threat to the candidate, the Democratic National Convention, or the people of Colorado," Eid said in a prepared statement.

**sensitiveguy** · 08-26-2008, 09:45 AM

I don’t know about the rest of y’all but all this sounds like a credible threat to me.

**angeladc** · 08-26-2008, 10:30 AM

heck yeah...dang what does it take for them to see it as a threat...him getting shot?

**cc5k** · 08-26-2008, 01:13 PM

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I don’t know about the rest of y’all but all this sounds like a credible threat to me.

Well then you're naive.

**TUCKER** · 08-26-2008, 05:05 PM

This is probably not the first cell devoted to that purpose. If its anything like the smuggling game, just think about it a second. If they catch one, how many got through? Wonder why it is that most of the time, the nuts look like nuts. As in the mug shots that accompanied this posting.

**starstruck** · 08-26-2008, 08:06 PM

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I don’t know about the rest of y’all but all this sounds like a credible threat to me.

Sounds like a threat to me also. It's sad there are people like this that want to harm him.

**TUCKER** · 08-26-2008, 08:18 PM

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Sounds like a threat to me also. It's sad there are people like this that want to harm him.

This was foretold a long time ago. In fact many said he'd never survive the campaign swing especially if it brought him south of the Mason Dixon, which strangely, it did not as I recall. Every threat on the life of any person of notoriety had best be taken seriously. Look what happened with Dr King. I seriously doubt any states in the nation want to repeat the hits that DC, TN, TX, MS, AL, etc. have taken for their historical lapses in security. These states will forever be known as dream killers.

**starstruck** · 08-26-2008, 09:23 PM

Anyone else find it strange he "was directly asked if they had come to Denver to kill Obama"? That seems very odd.

**sista** · 08-26-2008, 11:37 PM

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Hitler, Helms and Strom would be proud...gotta keep dem nigras in they place

**cc5k** · 08-27-2008, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by starstruck

Sounds like a threat to me also. It's sad there are people like this that want to harm him.

I know the nay-sayers on BFRU who think everyone is against Black folks will disagree with me, but I HONESTLY believe WAAAAAY more people have wanted (and plotted) to kill President Bush than Obama will ever have to worrry about.

Some folks must not realize how much security was beefed up for Presidents after JFK was assassinated. A couple nitwit rednecks like these could never even get close to posing a real threat to the president.

**cc5k** · 08-27-2008, 01:49 AM

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Hitler, Helms and Strom would be proud...gotta keep dem nigras in they place

LOL... not really funny, just deserved an LOL for being so painfully true.

**TUCKER** · 08-27-2008, 02:49 AM

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A couple nitwit rednecks like these could never even get close to posing a real threat to the president.

Hmmm, while there might be one or two valid points in there, you gotta know the president is probably the most high profile target in the U S despite all the security upgrades. Ask R. Kennedy, G. Ford, R. Reagan, there might be one or two more that deserve honorable mention. Figure there've only been so many presidents, so any of them lost to assassination is a humungus blow.

Considering whats at stake and the vulnerability of U S leaders, the thread title is the appropriate action to take!

**sensitiveguy** · 08-27-2008, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by cc5k

I know the nay-sayers on BFRU who think everyone is against Black folks will disagree with me, but I HONESTLY believe WAAAAAY more people have wanted (and plotted) to kill President Bush than Obama will ever have to worrry about.

A black man running for the highest office in the land in this racist-azz country and you think Bush has had more death threats/plots? Yeah, I guess that explains why Obama needed Secret Service protection earlier than any other presidential candidate in history.