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Man charged with threatening Daschle
Casper Star Tribune ^ | 03/20/03 | ??

Posted on 03/20/2003 9:11:39 PM PST by What Is Ain't

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) - A Sundance, Wyo., man is facing a felony charge after being accused of threatening Sen. Tom Daschle.

Raymond Douglas Howard, 58, has been charged with one count of threatening a constitutional officer. He also faces misdemeanor charges of making a threatening phone call and disorderly conduct.

On the morning of March 8, Spearfish Police Department officers responded to an anonymous 911 phone call in which a male voice stated, ''We're going to kill Senator Daschle today,'' according to documents filed in the case.

Dispatchers traced the call to a pay phone near a Spearfish restaurant, and police tracked footprints in the snow to a car that belonged to Howard in a parking lot across the street, according to the court documents filed in Lawrence County Court.

Police followed the footprints to a grocery store and inquired about Howard. Managers told police that Howard worked as a stocker there and had just returned from a break.

An officer questioned Howard and determined that the boot prints matched the boots that Howard was wearing. Howard denied both using the pay phone at all and making any threatening calls. But he said he did start walking to the restaurant to buy a newspaper, then turned around before reaching the restaurant because he realized he already had the publication.

But police said the footprints, which went to the pay phone, did not back up Howard's explanation and he was arrested.

Daschle, D-S.D., made a scheduled 1 p.m. appearance in Spearfish on March 8 and he later visited a trade show in Belle Fourche.

Howard is currently free on a $5,000 cash bond. An arraignment has been scheduled for March 25.

Daschle, who has been Senate majority leader and is now Senate minority leader, has acknowledged in past interviews that he receives numerous threats but he has declined to provide details. For the past several years, Daschle has traveled with Capitol Police agents when he visits South Dakota.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: daschle; hatespeech; reaction; traitor
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1 posted on 03/20/2003 9:11:39 PM PST by What Is Ain't
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To: What Is Ain't
Many think it, most don't act on it
2 posted on 03/20/2003 9:13:01 PM PST by dawgmeat9
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To: What Is Ain't
I hope this guy isn't registered here.
3 posted on 03/20/2003 9:13:14 PM PST by VRWC_minion (Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and most are right)
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To: What Is Ain't
a constitutional officer

sure

4 posted on 03/20/2003 9:13:56 PM PST by InvisibleChurch
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To: What Is Ain't
I'm not sure it's wise for FR to comment!
5 posted on 03/20/2003 9:14:08 PM PST by MEG33
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To: dawgmeat9
I guess it is just a natural result of Tommy's miserable failure at diplomacy. He should be asking himself what he has done to make this fellow hate him.
6 posted on 03/20/2003 9:14:52 PM PST by Paul Atreides
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To: VRWC_minion
I can understand how the man got that way, but that is not the wat to get rid of the despotic little toad Daschle. Humiliation at the polls is the way to shove his bitterness down his smarmy croaking throat.
7 posted on 03/20/2003 9:14:55 PM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote Life Support for others.)
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To: What Is Ain't
>>...charged with one count of threatening a constitutional officer...

Here's the guy's defense: Daschle has not lived up to his oath of office, thus he's not a constitutional officer...
8 posted on 03/20/2003 9:15:20 PM PST by Keith in Iowa
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To: What Is Ain't
Get ready for them to blame talk radio.
9 posted on 03/20/2003 9:15:20 PM PST by aynrandfreak
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To: What Is Ain't
Anyone know whether Mr Howard was consuming a large amount of *Irish* coffee that morning?
10 posted on 03/20/2003 9:16:28 PM PST by swilhelm73
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To: What Is Ain't
For the past several years, Daschle has traveled with Capitol Police agents when he visits South Dakota.

The dude has to travel with cop bodyguards in his own state! How pathetic is that?

Scourge

11 posted on 03/20/2003 9:16:47 PM PST by Scourge of God
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To: Paul Atreides
I guess it is just a natural result of Tommy's miserable failure at diplomacy. He should be asking himself what he has done to make this fellow hate him.

Exactly. I am saddened.

12 posted on 03/20/2003 9:17:12 PM PST by Jorge
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To: What Is Ain't
Daschle has traveled with Capitol Police agents when he visits South Dakota.

If he is so disliked in S Dakota, how does he get reelected???

Oh wait, I forgot about the voter fraud investigation....

14 posted on 03/20/2003 9:17:46 PM PST by CommandoFrank (Saddam's ass is grass and we own the lawn mower...)
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To: What Is Ain't
There's a law against threatening Tom Daschle? Aw, shucks!

15 posted on 03/20/2003 9:17:55 PM PST by Palladin (Proud to be a FReeper!)
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To: What Is Ain't
DASHDULL IS NOT WORTH THREATENING.

A hollow stinky fartbag with leaks at both ends.

But plenty destructive to the nation, on the other hand.

But God is the best and only one to really deal with the traitor.

Mere mortals should not dirty their hands.
16 posted on 03/20/2003 9:17:59 PM PST by Quix (MARCH BIBLE CODES DIGEST LATEST RESEARCH COMPARES WAR AND PEACE VS BIBLE W SURPRISES 4 BOTH SIDES)
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To: roob
What's he afraid of?

Another Senator's ten-year old kid taking away his lunch money.

17 posted on 03/20/2003 9:18:37 PM PST by Paul Atreides
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To: swilhelm73
I wish Daschle a long, healthy, DISCREDITED life. The LAST thing I want is another LEFTIST martyr.

These people need to be EXPOSED and DISCREDITED, not--repeat, NOT--harmed. It's their Maxist IDEAS that need to be defeated.
18 posted on 03/20/2003 9:19:08 PM PST by Windcatcher
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To: Palladin
Is there a law against b*tchslapping him?
19 posted on 03/20/2003 9:19:19 PM PST by Paul Atreides
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To: Windcatcher
Gack. For some reason I can't type tonight. "M-a-r-x-i-s-t".
20 posted on 03/20/2003 9:19:55 PM PST by Windcatcher
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