(Denver TV station investigates) Plot to Kill Obama: Shoot From High Vantage Point

Denver CBS-Channel 4 ^ | 8.26.08 | Brian Maass

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Denver's U.S. attorney is expected to speak on Tuesday afternoon about the arrests of four people suspected in a possible plot to shoot Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons charges.

One of those suspects spoke exclusively to CBS4 investigative reporter Brian Maass from inside the Denver City Jail late Monday night and said his friends had discussed killing Obama.

"So your friends were saying threatening things about Obama?" Maass asked.

"Yeah," Nathan Johnson replied.

"It sounded like they didn't want him to be president?"

"Well, no," Johnson said.

[meandog]

Apparently, this is serious but also could be much ado about nothing as it looks like a bunch of Nazi-loving rednecks out doing drugs and playing with guns, and one is also beginning to retract statements to SS/authorities. Then, again, it could also be some DU types trying to drum up sympathy.

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Nathan Johnson? Whew! For a minute I thought the suspect was Navin R. Johnson: