Man who sparked Obama threat probe due in court
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The Colorado man who authorities say made racist threats against Barack Obama is scheduled to be formally charged on state drug and weapons offenses.
Tharin Gartrell is due in Arapaho County Court on Thursday.
Authorities say police found scoped rifles, wigs, fake IDs and a bulletproof vest in the 28-year-old's rented truck after he was pulled over in the Denver area last weekend, ahead of the Democratic National Convention there. The resulting investigation led to the arrest of Gartrell and two other men who authorities say talked about killing Obama.
The U.S. Attorney's Office later said Gartrell and the other men were drug users making racists threats and had no firm assassination plot, and no capacity to carry out any attack.
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• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
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• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
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