WH suspect charged with assassination attempt

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CBS News/AP

An Idaho man accused of firing two shots at the White House last week has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama or his staff.

Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, made his first court appearance before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh on Thursday, one day after he was arrested at a western Pennsylvania hotel. He will be taken back from a federal court in Pittsburgh to face the charges in Washington, D.C.

Ortega will remain in federal custody at least until a magistrate in Washington can determine if he should remain jailed until his trial on the charge, which carries up to life in prison.

Ortega sat quietly as the hearing began, his hands free but his feet shackled. The 21-year-old said only, "Yes, ma'am" when he was asked if he understood that he would be going back to Washington to face the charge


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57326890/wh-suspect-charged-with-assassination-attempt/?tag=breakingnews

[lunatica]

1. I'm very glad they have bullet proof windows at the White House!

[Iggo]

2. Whooo-boy! That guy's through with money! (n/t)

[RamboLiberal]

3. Obama was "the devil" and had to be "taken care of."

Charging documents state that Ortega-Hernandez owned an "AK-47 like gun," and that a witness who has known him said his statements about the government and Obama specifically had "gotten worse" in the past year.

Recently, according to the witness, Ortega-Hernandez had said he was "preparing for something," and that he believed Obama was "the devil" and had to be "taken care of."

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-assassination-charge-20111117,0,5798340.story

[struggle4progress]

13. ... Ortega compared the president to the "Antichrist" ...

November 17, 2011 2:56 PM
WH suspect charged with assassination attempt
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57326890/wh-suspect-charged-with-assassination-attempt/?tag=breakingnews

[struggle4progress]

14. ... Ortega-Hernandez "was very specific that President Obama was the problem with the government"

and that he was "the devil" ...
Man charged with trying to assassinate Obama
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/17/us-usa-security-whitehouse-idUSTRE7AG29V20111117?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=71

[struggle4progress]

16. ... A person in Idaho who “knows Ortega-Hernandez well” told the U.S. Park Police and

the U.S. Secret Service during an interview that the suspect “has increasingly become more agitated against the federal government, and is convinced that the federal government is conspiring against him,” according to court documents ...
Man charged with trying to assassinate President Obama
By Jordy Yager and Daniel Strauss - 11/17/11 02:51 PM ET
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/194355-white-house-shooting-suspect-charged-with-attempting-to-assassinate-obama

[RobinA]

23. This Man Sounds

a little (or a lot) ill to me. Classic paranoia and a completely lame "assassination" attempt? Sounds like the White House gardening crew had more to worry about from him than Obama did. Was Obama even at the White House?

[eppur_se_muova]

4. US man charged with Obama assassination attempt

Source: BBC

The man suspected of shooting at the White House has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Barack Obama or a member of his staff.

Oscar Ortega-Hernandez, 21, of Idaho, remains in federal custody and is to be prosecuted in Washington DC.

Mr Ortega-Hernandez believed God had given him a personal mission to attack the White House, law enforcement sources say.

A US Park Police bulletin said he was "unstable with violent tendencies".

Mr Ortega appeared in court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Thursday afternoon, and said only "Yes ma'am" when a federal judge asked if he understood he would be moved to Washington DC to face the charges.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15784878

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[lunatica]

5. It was just posted by another DUer (with a link)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x5063397

[eppur_se_muova]

6. OK, missed it in a quick search.

Gotta search the right keywords ... :(

[usrname]

9. What is it with people and their god?

Very few atheists would invoke some third party to impel them to kill someone or do something drastic.

[Nye Bevan]

12. Wow. Did God ever choose the wrong guy for the job. (nt)

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

7. Rally 'round "the Leader?"

:shrug:

[MilesColtrane]

8. Your hat isn't working. You may want to reinforce it.

[Galraedia]

10. Ortega-Hernandez charged with trying to assassinate Obama

Source: USA Today

An Idaho man accused of firing two shots at the White House last week has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama or his staff.

Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, made his first court appearance before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh on Thursday, one day after he was arrested at a western Pennsylvania hotel. He will be taken back from a federal court in Pittsburgh to face the charges in Washington, D.C.

Ortega will remain in federal custody at least until a magistrate in Washington can determine if he should remain jailed until his trial on the charge, which carries up to life in prison.

Ortega sat quietly as the hearing began, his hands free but his feet shackled. The 21-year-old said only, "Yes, ma'am" when he was asked if he understood that he would be going back to Washington to face the charge.


Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2011-11-17/obama-assassination-attempt/51271096/1

[demosincebirth]

11. One dumb,stupid shithead.

[Name removed]

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[yardwork]

17. This has nothing to do with Occupy.

[usaprogress]

19. Ah.....

Go to the link I provided. It IS "Occupy"! Ed


.

[yardwork]

21. Occupy is not one person.

[No Elephants]

27. Why do you hide your DU profile?

Not asking for any particular reason. I just always wonder why people feel a need to keep their registration date secret.

[usaprogress]

31. Sorry....

I didn't know my profile was hidden? What would you like to know sir? Ed

[SmittynMo]

18. And once again, proof that........

There's just no fix for stupid.

[bluedigger]

20. I think this is what happens when teh stupid leaks out of the intertubes.

One rambling idiot now officially represents #occupy.:banghead:

eta: Welcome to DU! :hi:

Don't forget to tip the mods!:)

[slackmaster]

22. That explains the smoke cloud I saw this morning

:nuke:

[RamboLiberal]

24. Accused White House shooter says he's Jesus

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"It's not just a coincidence that I look like Jesus. I am the modern day Jesus Christ that you all have been waiting for."

In a 20-minute video posted by CBS Affiliate KBOI, Ortega-Hernandez claims to be the second coming of Christ, and talks about Nostradamus and receiving a "message thorough time."

"When I first saw that, there was no doubt in my mind that the message sent through time was solely for me," Ortega-Hernandez said.

He reportedly told an acquaintance that President Obama planned to implant computer tracking chips into children.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500202_162-57327426/accused-white-house-shooter-says-hes-jesus/?tag=stack

[Robb]

25. He must've read about the computer chips in children thing on Politico.

...I kid, I kid. :D

[yardwork]

26. It's interesting how paranoid schizophrenia is almost invariably expressed in religious terms.

Has there ever been a psychotic murderer or attempted murderer who claimed that he was an atheist?

[RobinA]

30. People With

paranoid schizophrenia focus on all kinds of things, but the government and religion are the two biggies in this culture. And frequently aliens, but not as often as the other two. I suppose because these are two big authorities who are attributed with sort of mystical powers. Interestingly, the military doesn't seem to be a common focus, it's always the CIA. Granted, I work with a civilian population, but they've probably had more contact with members of the military than with the CIA.

[No Elephants]

28. Hdadline makes it seem someone in the WH is a suspect, not that the guy

who is suspected of shooting AT the WH has been charged.

[jpak]

29. How does a nutcase with a criminal record get an AK? - cuz the GOP/NRA makes it sooooooo easy

yup