Man Arrested After E-Mail Threat to Kerry

[kskiska]

LAS VEGAS - A man has been charged with sending an e-mail threatening presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites).

Robert V. Ruppert, 53, of Las Vegas was scheduled to be arraigned May 3. He was arrested April 13 and ordered detained pending trial.

A federal indictment released Tuesday charges Ruppert with making a threat to the candidate and states he "did knowingly and willfully threaten to kill, kidnap and inflict bodily harm upon Senator John Kerry."

The e-mail was sent to CNN newsman Wolf Blitzer and the White House, according to court documents.

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"Suffice it to say that the threat contained in the e-mail left no doubt in the agents' minds," said a spokesman, Paul Masto. "There was no ambiguity. It was a direct threat."

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[bluestateguy]

1. YES: One less vote for Bush in Nevada

These Bush ads that are saturating the airwaves have the effect of pushing some people over the edge. These ads can make fragile people who are not bolted down real tight fly off the handle.

I love it when white male conservatives go to jail.

[Larkspur]

2. Just the tip of the iceberg

Bush has got to have contingency plans ready. Let's see 1) Diebold machines in place, check, 2) pre-election terrorst cells in nation, check and 3) assasination lunatics armed and ready, check.

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate, please discuss here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=502503