John Turnpaugh: New Orleans resident indicted after threating to kill President
January 16th, 2010 - 4:37 am ICT by BNO NewsNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) – A New Orleans resident was indicted Thursday in a four count indictment by a federal grand jury for making threats to kill President Obama.
According to the indictment, John Turnpaugh, 47, made an anonymous call to a New Orleans Police Department dispatch center on December 30, 2009, telling the 911 operator that he was going to kill Barack Obama and his wife and hung up.
The indictment also alleges that Turnpaugh possessed with the intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana. Furthermore, according to the indictment, he also illegally possessed several firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking activity.
If convicted of all charges, Turnpaugh faces a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a $1 million fine.
The case was investigated by agents from the U.S. Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the New Orleans Police Department.
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