The Authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck - who made statements threatening Barack Obama. The authorities emphasized he never posed a "credible threat" to the candidate or the Democratic National Convention.
This is an Arapahoe County Sheriff's office booking photo of Tharin Robert Gartrell. Gartrell was arrested early Sunday, Aug., 24, 2008. FBI spokeswoman Kathy Wright says Gartrell is under investigation on drug and weapons charges. Wright says the FBI is investigating reports in some Denver media that Gartrell may have made threats against Barack Obama, who will be in Denver this week to accept the Democratic nomination for president. (original Source - AP)
I wonder if said authorities were laughing their asses off at this guy, and his two buddies?
All the action started around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when police stopped a truck that was swerving erratically. The driver, 28-year-old Tharin Gartrell, had a suspended driver's license, and the truck was rented in the name of another person.
In the truck, officers found two rifles, including one with a scope; a bulletproof vest; boxes of ammunition; walkie-talkies; and suspected narcotics.
Aurora police, on edge because of heightened security surrounding the Democratic convention in Denver, alerted federal authorities.
My guess, this is where Dumbass made some remark about Obama...
Three hours later, (I'm guessing after the Secret Service threw a phone book at this guy, maybe nuts in the desk drawer?), federal agents arrested Nathan Johnson, 32, at a hotel in Denver. He was being held on drug charges.
A half-hour after that, 33-year-old Shawn Robert Adolf jumped from a sixth-story hotel window when authorities tried to arrest him at a hotel in suburban Glendale, police said.
Adolf was hospitalized and was being held on $1 million bond for several outstanding warrants involving drug charges.
The police didn't say exactly what tied the men together... but they said more arrests were possible. One of the rifles was stolen, and authorities had traced it to Kansas.
Crack assassins? Nope. Meth heads.
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