Man Threatening Reagan Seized
A Northern California man who arrived at Santa Barbara Airport, near President Reagan’s ranch, and told an airline employee that he wanted to “blow away” the President is under 72-hour mental observation, police said today.
Larry David Colvig, 33, of Willits was taken into custody at about 6 p.m. Wednesday, police said. They said that after getting off a flight, Colvig told an Imperial Airlines employee that he had a black belt in karate and was going to “blow the President away.” He was questioned by Secret Service agents and hospitalized for observation.
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