Donte Jamar Sims, 21, was arrested for making threats against President Barack Obama on Twitter.
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Donte Jamar Sims lives in Charlotte, siteof Democratic convention
Officials say Sims sentfive tweets threatening to kill the president
"Sims asserted that he was high on marijuana when he made the threats," affidavit says
Washington (CNN) -- A North Carolina manwas arrested Wednesday and accused of threatening to kill President Barack Obama in a series of Twitter messages, including one saying,"The Secret Service is gonna be defenselessonce I aim the Assault Rifle at Barack's Forehead."
Donte Jamar Sims, 21, had an initial court appearance in Charlotte on Thursday and remains in custody.
According to a criminal complaint, Sims sent five Twittermessages Monday morning threatening the president. "Ima hit president Obama with that Lee Harvey Oswald swag," said one tweet. "Well IMA Assassinate presidentObama this evening," said another message. President Obama did not arrivein town until two days later.
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Charlotte is the city hosting the Democratic National Convention. President Obama arrived there Wednesday afternoon in advanceof his Thursday night acceptance speech.
The court document states a Secret Service intelligence research specialist saw the messages onTwitter, which led to an agent going to Sims' home to interview him on Wednesday.
In the affidavit, the Secret Service agent who interviewed Sims said the suspect admitted to having the Twitter account associated with the messages and wrote that Sims smiled when the threatening statements were read aloud to him.
"Sims stated that he published the statements because he hated President Obama," the agent wrote in the affidavit. "Sims asserted that he was high on marijuana when he made the threats but that he understood what he was doing and that itwas wrong."
According to the court document, the agent then arrested Sims on several outstanding warrants. The officer said Sims later waived his Miranda rights and said his demeanor changed."He asserted that he was sorry he sent themessages threatening to kill the president of the United States and provided me with a written apology," wrote the agent.
The court document makes no mention ofSims having any weapons in his possession. It also does not provide details on the previous arrest warrants for Sims.
Kevin Tate, a federal public defender representing Sims, would not comment on the case in advance of a detention hearing scheduled for September 11.
If convicted of threatening the president, Sims faces a maximum of five years in prison and a$250,000 fine.
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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/obama-twitter-death-threats-486712
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blackberry/p.html?id=1863065

Will he be charged with domestic terrorism or a hate crime?

If not, I wonder why?

I hope they put him in Federal Prison for a long time. I don't care who the President is you don't take out an elected offivial by violence you take them out by the ballor box.

How is this a$$wipe even on the street with warrants out for him? THey really need to have police go out and look for people who are criminals and have warrants then out pulling people over for being on a cell phone and driving.

he is a Full-blooded Idiot!

and is in deep Doodoo!

One of Sims’s final tweets yesterday--before the Secret Service showed up at his door—reported, “Smoking a L as I wait on my Chinese Food.”

North Carolina court records show that Sims was arrested in March on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge. He was collared last June for pot possession, carrying an invalid driver’s license, and possessing drug paraphernalia.


well,his Chinese Food sure did arrive!

Uh-oh! You done went and did it, Conrad.

All the dope-smokin' idiots will be on here defending this nutcase.