Clinton Twp. Man’s Obama Comments Brought to Attention of Secret Service
The following information was supplied by the Clinton Township Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A 57-year-old Clinton Township resident’s alleged threat to President Barack Obama has been brought to the attention of the U.S. Secret Service, police say.
The incident took place on Jan. 2, when an employee at the Comerica Bank on Garfield told police he overheard the man express a wish for the president’s assassination while speaking with another customer.
The employee said the man went on to say that he knows people who would drive him to Washington, D.C. to “get the job done,” according to the police report.
However, when police spoke with the man following the incident, he denied making any threat against the president, saying he was only expressing his dissatisfaction with Obama's actions.
Clinton Township police said given the nature of the report, the Secret Service was contacted. Any further investigation is expected to be directed by that agency.
Obama was elected to a second term in November 2012 and will be inaugurated as the 57th President of the United States on Jan. 21.
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kidcat24
2:53 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013
Good for the bank employee reporting this. As much as I didn't agree with Bush's policies I would have reported anyone making a threat to him too. President Obama receives 30 death threats a day. What is wrong with people, what happened to the conservative self responsibility?
Grace
6:54 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013
Nonsense. Guess you better throw out the first amendment. It sounds like the man was angry and letting off steam. Obviously no threat to obama, at all.
kim meltzer
6:53 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013
I can't tell you how many people made threatening remarks about President Bush W while he was serving. One man even told me to my face he would kill Bush W if given the opportunity. Nobody made a big deal of it. However, I agree things have changed. The sense I got from that guy and the one at the bank is that they're both cowardly people. These are not the people to be afraid of. They are however very disappointing to have to deal with.
Grace
6:57 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013
. The issue is freedom of speech and it seems the left can make any comments or threats to Republicans or Conservatives and that's allowed but if anyone dares to says things about a liberal, all hell breaks loose and it becomes a huge unnecessary issue.
kidcat24
2:57 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
Kim, who did you report it to?
uknowimright
6:39 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
@Grace: get off it. Conservitards make plenty of disparaging remarks about EVERY OTHER group besides white upper crust McMansion dwellers...it's like the pot calling the kettle black!