Man Convicted Of Making Racially-Charged Threats Against Obama

[babylonsister]

Throw the book at him!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/28/walter-bagdasarian-convic_n_246591.html

Walter Bagdasarian Convicted Of Making Racially-Charged Threats Against Then-Candidate Obama

First Posted: 07-28-09 06:11 PM | Updated: 07-28-09 06:17 PM


(Associated Press) SAN DIEGO - A man has been convicted in San Diego of making racially charged comments on the Internet during the U.S. presidential campaign about killing Barack Obama.

Walter Bagdasarian of La Mesa posted the messages in October. Prosecutors say one on a Yahoo Finance board read, "He will have a 50 cal in the head soon." Authorities say they found a .50-caliber rifle in his home.

U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff reached the verdict only an hour after the trial started Tuesday. No witnesses were presented.

An attorney for the 47-year-old defendant said his client was drunk when he posted the comments. Bagdasarian faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced Oct. 26.

He is free on $100,000 bail.

[NYC_SKP]

1. I wonder how he'll like life among the other prisoners...

I hope he doesn't get any cushy placement, he should be in with the general population.

[vaberella]

2. I guess for those who think they're anonymous on the net---this is an obvious, "HELL NO!"

I wonder if he posted at freeperville. There's plenty at free republic they need to pick up.

[zbdent]

3. Walter skips bail, his mommy's going to lose her house

and the basement he was living in ...

[Uzybone]

4. Thank you Judge Huff

[firedupdem]

5. Drunk my eye...lock his ass up. n/t