Man who made Biden death threat charged
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The Kansas man said he was ‘coming for’ the President, Secret Service alleges.
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Security Services arrested the man who made Biden death threat
Charges have been filed against a Kansas man who said he was “coming for” President Biden and was found to be in possession of ammunition, though not a weapon, court documents revealed.
Scott Merryman drove from his hometown of Independence, Kansas, to Hagerstown, Maryland, on Wednesday, where he was intercepted by Secret Service agents, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday.
Merryman, a construction contractor, allegedly told agents that he was heading to the White House to tell Biden that people were “fed up with the divisiveness in the country and to turn back to God or go to hell.”
He also said he intended to “cut the head off the snake in the heart of the nation,” but denied the comment was a threat to the president, according to the complaint, first obtained by The Daily Beast.
On Thursday, officials said Merryman called the White House and explicitly threatened the President during a conversation with Secret Service agents, the filing states.
“I’m coming for sleepy Joe,” Merryman allegedly told the agent. “I’m talking about President Biden and you can quote me.”
“I’m coming with three bullets no guns. I am now coming by myself.”
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