PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A white separatist has pleaded guilty to writing a letter from the Oregon State Penitentiary threatening to kill President Barack Obama.
Federal prosecutors said 27-year-old David Earl Anderson had written several threatening letters from prison, including one with racial epithets directed at the president.
The Oregonian reported the Secret Service investigated an alleged group plot against Obama outlined in the letters but found the group Anderson mentioned did not exist.
Anderson was sent to prison in August 2007 for identity theft and other charges.
His defense lawyer said Anderson also spent five years at the state mental hospital for “significant mental health issues.”
