A young man from Medina may be facing up to five years in prison for charges of threatening the President of the United States.
18-year-old Jared Brown made initial appearances in court this week for a threat made during a 911 call on September 6th.
“He is charged with calling the 911 emergency call center at the Lockport police department; further charged with repeating the threat on September 11th when he was interviewed by a secret service agent,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Campana who is handling the case in federal court.
During his interview by the U.S. Secret Service, Brown reportedly said he would shoot the President, and commented that he had studied up on different deadly techniques.
“He said that he has used a computer to look up how to make bombs and kill people,” explained Campana.
Brown’s alleged offenses don’t end there. He reportedly told the Secret Service that he had bought a gun on the street, fired it at people on more than one occasion and then got rid of the weapon. Campana could not comment on whether or not the validity of that claim was being investigated.
The maximum penalty for threats against the president is five years in prison.
“The sentencing guidelines would take into account how many times the threat is made and what if any was done to carry it out,” said Campana. “Those are factors that are down the road and not before us now.”
Campana said no motive has been found for Brown’s alleged threats, and none was given during the interview by law enforcement.
Given that Brown initiated contact with law enforcement, Campagna said the question of the man’s character and mental state should speak for itself. Campagna said that question may be addressed during Brown’s next court appearance, scheduled for November 4th.
