Chemist Pleads Guilty in Threat to Kill Bush
Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. —
A chemist has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he threatened to kill President Bush, and prosecutors asked a judge to recommend mental treatment. Details of the threat by Stephen Ashburn, 34, were filed in a sealed affidavit. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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