A man from Oregon, US, who threatened to kill former
President, Barack Obama and his family over social media has been sentenced to
five years in a U.S. federal prison.
U.S. District Court Judge, Michael McShane sentenced
62-year-old John Roos of Medford to 63 months in prison.
He also got a three-year post-prison supervision upon his
release.
A U.S. Department of Justice news release said that Roos
pleaded guilty to charges related to the threats and other charges for
possession of an unregistered explosive device.
Roos explained in court that he threatened to kill Obama and
the former first family on Twitter.
The Justice Department also said Roos has also posted on
Facebook threats to kill FBI agents with hunting rifles.
However, Roos has said the threats were not serious.
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What did he want to kill them for? That should be central to the story. Bad writers!
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