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Daniel Cowart was arrested on October 22, 2008 in connection with a plot to assassinate then presidential candidate Barack Obama.Commercial Appeal: Mid-south Men Charged with Threats on Obama (October 27, 2008) Cowart pleaded not guilty to charges against him on November 6, 2008.
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Fast Facts
- Age: 20KAIT (Jonesboro, AR): ATF Arrests Arkansas, Tennessee Men in Plot to Kill Obama (October 27, 2008)
- Resides: Bells, TennesseeWBTV(Charlotte): Two Men Charged for Making Threats Against Obama (October 27, 2008)
- Detention hearing scheduled for October 30KAIT (Jonesboro, AR): ATF Arrests Arkansas, Tennessee Men in Plot to Kill Obama
- Allegedly met Schlesselman on the internet
- Reportedly describes himself as a "Skinhead"
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Charges
Cowart and Paul Schlesselman were charged in federal court on October 24. The charges include illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun and making threats against a presidential candidate.KAIT (Jonesboro, AR): ATF Arrests Arkansas, Tennessee Men in Plot to Kill Obama Both Cowart and Schlesselman pleaded not guilty to the charges on November 6, 2008. -
Backstory
Federal prosecutors reported that Cowart and Schlesselman were introduced by a mutual friend on the internet in mid-September. They maintain that Cowart drove from Tennessee to Arkansas on October 20, where he met Schlesselman. The two men had purchased ski masks and rope, and also had a sawed off shotgun. The complaint alleges that the pair had discussed going on a "killing spree" that would begin at a "predominantly African-American school", and end with the assassination of Senator Obama.WBTV(Charlotte): Two Men Charged for Making Threats Against Obama (October 27, 2008) Officials said that there was no evidence that the plot had gone beyond the "talking stage".MSNBC: Federal Officials Skeptical About Alleged Plot to Kill Obama (October 27, 2008) -
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