Posted on 09/05/2002 2:41:44 AM PDT by TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police Chief Charles Ramsey says a man arrested with 16 guns in his car about two miles from the White House may have made threats against President Bush.
The man was stopped a little after noon Wednesday after the Secret Service received information Tuesday suggesting a man was driving from Pennsylvania toward the White House with explosives.
The Secret Service issued an alert for police agencies to be on the lookout for him.
Washington police stopped a car registered in Pennsylvania and driven by Jeffrey Cloutier, 33, of Newport, N.H.
Authorities found 10 rifles and six handguns in the car, but Ramsey said no explosives were discovered.
Newport Police Chief David Hoyt said his department was alerted Tuesday night that Cloutier was headed to Washington, and officers notified the Secret Service based on that information.
The Secret Service declined to comment on whether Cloutier had made any threats toward the president, but a New Hampshire law enforcement source said Cloutier had talked of harming Bush.
"He said President Bush was doing a poor job, and he was going to take care of him and take over," said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Cloutier's grandmother told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that her grandson had been having problems recently and had sought treatment for epilepsy.
Cloutier was held for investigation of possessing unregistered firearms and ammunition. Cloutier's wife was also taken into custody, but a Secret Service source said she was unlikely to face any charges.
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Chances are he's new in town and didn't realize that DC has (unconstitutional) laws against possession of a firearm.
Sounds like half the people here on FR on any given day.
Authorities found 10 rifles and six handguns in the car, but Ramsey said no explosives were discovered.
I said it on the thread yesterday, I'll say it again--if Ramsey said they couldn't find explosives in the car, that means the car is probably stuffed with 'em. Get a PI in there and he'll find all the "go boom" stuff in short order.
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