Plot to kill Obama foiled

NBC is reporting a plot by two Neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate Barack Obama and kill dozens of other African Americans has been foiled by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman, 18, of West Helena, Ark., were charged Friday with making threats against a presidential candidate, illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun and conspiracy to rob a gun store.

Two men sought to go on a national killing spree that included an unnamed African-American school, with Obama as their final target. Read more.

Meanwhile, we received a report that someone has painted in red “Murder Obama” on the 17th Avenue trestle in Pensacola.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”