Police Investigate Possible Plot To Kill Obama

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Law enforcement authorities have arrested two men and several law enforcement sources say the investigation is looking into whether the men intended to harm presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.

According to multiple sources, Aurora police made a routine traffic stop Sunday morning at 2:38 a.m. and arrested 28-year-old Tharin Gartrell. Sources say he was driving a rented pickup truck. The Secret Service says two rifles were found in his truck along with methamphetamine. Another law enforcement source says he was told at least one of the rifles was a "sniper rifle."

Source: http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/assisination.plot.obama.2.802827.html

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Im suprised it took this long.. I mean he already had the sercet service working for him a while back when he was running, with all the other presidential nominees.

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Seems kind of odd to me tho, 2 country boys with meth and some rifles one is dumb enough to jump out a 2 story window and the other dumb enough to get stopped during a routine traffic stop. Doesn't sound like they really had the chances of being successful with it if that is what their true intentions was.

Here's some more:
Federal authorities have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday afternoon amid reports that a fortunate traffic stop by Aurora Police may have disrupted an assassination attempt against Barack Obama.
Source: http://www.denverpost.com/nationalpolitics/ci_10300246

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^ But what a coincidence, they were in a rented pickup truck in DENVER, where the convention is right now, and had two rifles, one being a sniper. :whistling: