Man accused of threat to president-elect
By Meaningful •
Associated Press - January 16, 2009 6:13 PM ET
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Wisconsin man has been arrested in Mississippi after authorities say he threatened on the Internet to kill President-elect Barack Obama.
Steven Joseph Christopher was arrested Friday by the Secret Service in Brookhaven, Miss., and was charged with threatening to assassinate Obama for what he claimed was "the country's own good," according to federal prosecutors. The criminal complaint was sealed until the 42-year-old's appearance in federal court.
A judge ordered Christopher held until a bail hearing next Thursday.
A news release says Christopher made the threats Jan. 11 and 15.
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