NATIONAL BRIEFING / MISSISSIPPI
A Wisconsin man was arrested in Mississippi after authorities said he threatened on the Internet to kill President-elect Barack Obama.
Steven Joseph Christopher, 42, was taken into custody by the Secret Service in Brookhaven, Miss., after he allegedly threatened to assassinate Obama for what he claimed was “the country’s own good,” federal prosecutors said.
Christopher allegedly made the threats Jan. 11 and 15 on a website.
An affidavit from the Secret Service quotes Christopher as saying that he has nothing personal against Obama and that he’s not a racist.
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