Charges of Threats to Bush, Reagan Dismissed
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A federal judge on Thursday dismissed charges against a Glendale man accused of threatening President Bush and former President Ronald Reagan after ruling that the indictment against him was too vague.
But U.S. District Judge Terry Hatter ordered Karl Robert Schmidt, 44, to remain in federal custody because the government may refile charges against him. A bail hearing will be held Monday.
A federal complaint and Secret Service affidavit alleged that on Nov. 9 Schmidt called the White House and said he was “sick and tired of what Bush is doing” and that he was “going to blow the President’s brains out.” It alleged that Schmidt then called the Secret Service in Los Angeles and made similar statements, including threats against the Reagans.
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