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Illinois man charged with threatening to assassinate Trump
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ^ | Jun 22, 2017, 3:34 PM ET | EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.

Posted on 06/23/2017 12:22:28 PM PDT by johnk

Edited on 06/23/2017 6:13:00 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Joseph Lynn Pickett of Edwardsville was charged June 15 with threatening the president of the United States, the Belleville News-Democrat ( http://bit.ly/2ssw5WM ) reported.

U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Vincent Pescitelli said in a criminal complaint that Pickett "did knowingly and willfully make a threat to take the life of, to kidnap, and to inflict bodily harm" against Trump on Facebook.


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KEYWORDS: 201706; 20170615; arrested; assassinate; granitecity; illinois; josephlpickett; josephlynnpickett; josephpickett; leftwingnuts; lowes; mentalcase; pickett; threats; trump; unemployed
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Man what is going on in Illinois these days. Other than Barry's World by the Lake.
1 posted on 06/23/2017 12:22:28 PM PDT by johnk
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It’s not a crime if you are an actor, journalist or politician. Otherwise, go to jail.


2 posted on 06/23/2017 12:23:46 PM PDT by Defiant (The media is the colostomy bag where truth goes after democrats digest it.)
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After making the online threats, Pickett also posted several times that he was "still waiting" for the Secret Service to come arrest him.

I guess his wait is over......................

3 posted on 06/23/2017 12:23:52 PM PDT by Red Badger (Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
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Why docthey assume he is mentally unstable and just not dead serious evil?


4 posted on 06/23/2017 12:23:55 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: johnk

Democrats are on par with child molestets and mussies...


5 posted on 06/23/2017 12:24:08 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
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To: Defiant

Good thing johnny depp-s**t doesn’t live in ILL-annoy.


6 posted on 06/23/2017 12:24:31 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: johnk

Throw in that POS Johnny Depp and they can have a Two-Fer, today!


7 posted on 06/23/2017 12:24:42 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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Will Johnny Wilkes Depp be arrested next.


8 posted on 06/23/2017 12:28:14 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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Illinois is full of whackjobs needing to be caged.

This guy looks like a complete psycho!


9 posted on 06/23/2017 12:28:18 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Americans are modern day Amorites ripe for destruction)
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Hodgkinson came from Illinois also.


10 posted on 06/23/2017 12:39:45 PM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: johnk

It’s Trump’s fault. Or maybe global warming.


11 posted on 06/23/2017 12:45:12 PM PDT by djpg
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Illinois. . .land of Lincoln. . . .not to mention every thing else. Have you seen the map where they have divided it up between Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and Kentucky?


12 posted on 06/23/2017 12:54:49 PM PDT by Maudeen (No one on this earth is too far gone for Jesus.)
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After the baseball game, I imagine the Feds will be a bit more diligent in investigating and arresting these folks making stupid threats against the President or Congressmen. How many of these things have been in the news with no action? It seems like a lot.


13 posted on 06/23/2017 12:56:02 PM PDT by arthurus
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I wonder if he actually had the guns he claimed to possess.


14 posted on 06/23/2017 12:57:48 PM PDT by arthurus
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To: Secret Agent Man

They need to have a reason to keep him sequestered and calling him “evil” is not professional. “Unstable” is sufficient.


15 posted on 06/23/2017 1:00:22 PM PDT by arthurus
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" Have you seen the map where they have divided it up
between Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and Kentucky?"

But who gets Chicago?
Maybe more to the point: Who would want it?

16 posted on 06/23/2017 1:02:00 PM PDT by StormEye
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The Scalice shooter was from St. Clair county, this jerk is from Madison county, right next door.

Madison county is the one that every slip ‘n’ fall lawyer wants to have cases tried in. Its known as the lottery for their cases.


17 posted on 06/23/2017 1:16:02 PM PDT by SelmaLee (Trump Train MAGA!)
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Wisconsin.


18 posted on 06/23/2017 1:18:34 PM PDT by Maudeen (No one on this earth is too far gone for Jesus.)
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To: Vaquero

Depp said actor. Are you alleging that Depp IS an actor?


19 posted on 06/23/2017 1:20:05 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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“...Are you alleging that Depp IS an actor?...”


Best part about it is that he is talent less, and best of all going broke. I mean hemorrhaging money like Niagara Falls.


https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2800741/johnny-depp-broke-fired-manager-deal-rival-agency/

Check this out from the SUN.

“Depp allegedly spent over £60million spent on 14 properties, £14 million on a luxury yacht, and £24,000 per month on wine.

He also reportedly spent £2.4million blasting the ashes of author Hunter S. Thompson, who he portrayed in movie ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’, into space.”


20 posted on 06/23/2017 1:33:10 PM PDT by johnk (faithful with little....)
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