Man pleads guilty to Obama threat tweets
2013-03-18 22:14
Birmingham - Federal prosecutors say a Birmingham man has
pleaded guilty to using the social networking site Twitter to threaten the life
of President Barack Obama.
US Attorney Joyce White Vance said 25-year-old Jarvis
Britton entered the guilty plea on Monday.
A federal grand jury had indicted Britton in September on
charges that he knowingly threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict bodily harm on
the president.
Prosecutors said he tweeted, "Let's kill the
president. F.E.A.R.," on 14 September.
Several people, including soldiers from Georgia's Fort
Stewart, have been connected to a national militia group that prosecutors say
was called F.E.A.R. - Forever Enduring Always Ready.
They said the group had terrorism plans and an ultimate
goal to overthrow the US government and assassinate the president.
Britton's sentencing is scheduled for 20 June.
- AP
