Man Convicted of Making Threat Against Reagan
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted a man who claimed to be the second coming of Jesus Christ of making a threat against former President Ronald Reagan. Jurors deliberated less than an hour before convicting Gregory Stuart Gordon, 33, of one count of threatening a former President.
Gordon faces up to three years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced April 29. Assistant U.S. Atty. Robert Calo declined comment on what sentence he plans to recommend to U.S. District Judge Edward Rafeedie.
Gordon, who has lived in New Jersey and in Hollywood, climbed over the fence of the Reagan home in Bel-Air on July 4. He ran up the driveway, through the house and out a back door before Secret Service agents stopped him, according to court documents.
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