Christopher Hecker, Virginia Man, Charged With Threatening To Kill President Barack Obama

Christopher Hecker of Waynesboro, Va., has been charged with threatening to kill President Barack Obama after being arrested on Thursday, the Associated Press reports.

From the AP:

A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Harrisonburg said Christopher Hecker of Waynesboro made death threats against the president and threatened to bomb the White House, hotels and other places, including Philadelphia City Hall and the site of the former World Trade Center. An affidavit said the threats were emailed to various media outlets.

The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record reports on the content of one of the emails, sent last month to Turner Corp., the parent company of CNN.

"I sent a bomb threat to the White House today and to several radio stations," Hecker wrote. "Sooner or later I will grab someone, maybe in the woods, on the trail, and beat the life out of them."

Continued Hecker: "[Obama] is the one that is destroying patriotism in the U.S.A. Ted Nugent is right. So, Obama is allowing me to be tortured to the point that I may murder someone, rather than deal with the mess he made. Your president is a coward."

Secret Service agents arrested Hecker outside the Waynesboro Public Library after exchanging emails with him and determining that he'd been regularly logging on to one of the facility's computers.

At his hearing on Friday, Hecker said he intended to plead no contest and wanted to be sentenced to the death penalty immediately. A judge later ordered him to undergo a psychological evaluation.

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Comments

[SteveBT1]

02:38 AM on 05/10/2012

To the editor: "exhanging emails with him..." you forgot the 'c' in 'exchanging'.

[Floyd Mungaray]

12:51 PM on 05/09/2012

Why am I not shocked that he believes Ted Nugent?
Also, the whole "give me the death penalty" thing for threatening the president thing is downright laughable.

[greenie 61]

11:48 AM on 05/09/2012

There you go, Ted-0-phile, he's one of yours. Own it.

[chuchadoro]

11:34 AM on 05/09/2012

Tim McVeigh would feel right at home in today's Republican Party.

[Left of Right]

12:44 PM on 05/09/2012

What you saw with the motorcycle pulling up to the car with the Obama sticker is terrible. It would be interesting to know how often this happens. Thanks to Palin and all those who have created such a volatile society.

And you are right about McVeigh.

I don't know why, but your comment to me was pulled, so I am replying here.

[cheepseat]

01:48 AM on 05/09/2012

It's a shame the legislature hasn't passed a job's bill so Mr. Hecker could afford his own computer. Instead, he was using one of the many free computer's available at public library's across the country provided by local tax payers.

[Grant Morrison]

10:50 PM on 05/08/2012

..

Are you sure he's not a Senator?
.

[DennisJH]

09:11 PM on 05/08/2012

I just found Christopher Hecker pic right here http://fandaily.info/?p=22075

[HoodNews365]

08:11 PM on 05/08/2012

well, obama's presidency definitely brought all the closeted bigots/domestic terrorists into public view.

[papapj]

07:23 PM on 05/08/2012

The sight of a Black President is driving the already mentally infirm over the edge...

I mean..a n****r with that much power???

One can almost hear their braincells frying....

[Dev de Silva]

02:26 PM on 05/23/2012

The real problem with those opposing President Obama is that all these morons who think USA should be lead only by a conservative, white religious extremist, cannot comprehend the fact that an African American man had been elected to lead this nation instead. Although such idiots may be a very small minority, can be a real danger to the administration and the American public in general because of their deranged state of minds - and such threats need to be taken very seriously and they must be punished severely.

[Steven D Marriott]

06:48 PM on 05/08/2012

Who say's hate radio doesn't work... thanks Ted.Those drugs in the seventy must have been good ones.

[teatwerp]

06:10 PM on 05/08/2012

one more self loathing teaper who is threatened by a brown guy who is superior to him in every way

[cheepseat]

02:11 AM on 05/09/2012

F/F

[DOC666]

06:02 PM on 05/08/2012

Okay, he wants the death penalty, fine, let's give it to him. What's the problem?

[The 4th Degree]

05:56 PM on 05/08/2012

Who did he think he was? A has-been failed rock-star with no talent or skills?

[Razpooten]

05:33 PM on 05/08/2012

This would be another white supremasist demonstrating his superiority by committing criminal acts.

[Razpooten]

05:29 PM on 05/08/2012

This puppy needs to be put a way in a very special place.