E-mail threats put Columbus woman in prison

The Columbus Dispatch ^ | Thursday, September 5, 2002 | Associated Press

[Printers Angel]

A Columbus woman was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for sending e-mails to the FBI last fall that said she would kill President Bush and send anthrax to schools, the U.S. attorney general said.

Alemash Alemayehu, 24, sent the e-mails to the FBI's Web site that collects tips on terrorist activity, prosecutors said.

She pleaded guilty to the charges in January before U.S. District Court Judge Algenon L. Marbley.

There is no evidence that Alemayehu possessed anthrax, U.S. Attorney Gregory Lockhart said.

In an e-mail Sept. 29, she said she would "destroy the white house and kill the president, and take over american.''

She sent another e-mail on Oct. 27 that said she would "send anthrax to all colleges, middles school, that where lots of people are where there no police be ready to buri more people.''

Each offense carried a maximum prison sentence of five years and a fine of as much as $250,000.

[WhiteGuy]

Cowtown.......

Full of nut-jobs and poor drivers

[smith288]

How proud I am to be a resident of a city holding such idiocy. *sigh*

[smith288]

You must be from Cleveland or Toledo.

[Caipirabob]

Where's the "Hold muh mouse" alert?!?

[SouthernFreebird]

In an e-mail Sept. 29, she said she would "destroy the white house and kill the president, and take over american.''

Someone watched to much 'Pinky and the Brain'

[strela]

Cowtown

Is that what they call Columbus? We here in Ft. Worth had the name first!

[smith288]

"Cowtown"

Used by people who have some jealous complex against Columbus, usually Cleveland.

Columbus has grown into a diverse city with a booming economy and superb job market. Cowtown was born, I think, when the Columbus Clippers popularized the cowbell at Columbus Clippers baseball games (AAA of the Yankees).

Columbus Crew, huge ampitheatre, 2 new arenas ,the Blue Jackets, 4 huge malls in about 10 yrs only show the maturity of Columbus and what it has turned into. Columbus is often used as a testing ground for products because of its marketability.

Cowtown? Try Dayton or Chillicothe.

[Lil'freeper]

send anthrax to all colleges, middles school, that where they subject people to the tyranny of correct spelling and proper English. (well, at least in theory)

[strela]

Interesting - thanks for the info.

Ft. Worth is also nicknamed "Panther City". The name was originally intended as an insult. Back at the turn of the century, a newspaper reported that a panther had been sighted roaming the streets of downtown Ft. Worth. A wag from Dallas picked up on the story and claimed that the panther fell asleep in the middle of the Ft. Worth street since there were so few people there.

When the Ft. Worth city fathers heard about this vile canard, they commissioned a statue of the panther, curled up and sleeping like a kitten. Since then, the name has stuck.

[Printers Angel]

Yeah...and we have three Elvis sightings a week too! lol

Hi neighbor. : )

[WhiteGuy]

No,

I was born here in Cowtown.

That doesn't change the facts.

[WhiteGuy]

Is that what they call Columbus? We here in Ft. Worth had the name first!

Yeah, this is cowtown......

You people probably actually have cows.....

We just live in the pasture.

[Just another Joe]

We just live in the pasture.

Just DON'T, whatever you do, eat the cow pies.

[smith288]

Whats the facts to you? I listed the facts above.

[Terriergal]

Throw the book at her.

[WhiteGuy]

Important safety tip.....

Thanks Joe

[WhiteGuy]

I hadn't read your post.

The facts I was refering to are that we have more than our share of nut-jobs, and more than our share of poor drivers.

[smith288]

Ill say cheers to the driving statement. But I wouldnt say we have any more of nut jobs than any other city.

Just dont go near Ohio Stadium this Saturday or you will find some nuts. But same goes for Tennesee and Gainesville.

[Jonathan]

"booming economy"???

Columbus is the state focal point of the unsatiable tax appetite of our local leaders who cannot stop spending and cannot say no to any gov. program.

Any other city in Ohio would look booming too if we had 150,000 gov. employees driving around, producing nothing, and sucking the economic lifeblood out of the rest of Ohio.