[h=1]North Dakota man arrested in plot to kidnap Obamas' dog[/h]WASHINGTON - A Dickinson, N.D., man was arrested by U.S. Secret Service agents on Wednesday in the nation’s capital for plotting to kidnap the Obama family’s pet dogs, the Washington Post reported Friday morning.
Scott D. Stockert, 49, allegedly had a cache of weapons and ammunition in his vehicle and, according to the Post’s story, made a series of outlandish claims, including that he was Jesus Christ, the son of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, that he planned to run for president, and that he was in Washington to kidnap Bo and Sunny, President Barack Obama’s two Portuguese water dogs.Stockert reportedly drove his pickup from North Dakota to Washington and was found Wednesday at a Hampton Inn in the District of Columbia, where agents confronted him and found a 12-gauge pump shotgun and a bolt-action .22-caliber rifle, according to the Post. Stockert was not registered to own a gun and was arrested.
More than 350 rounds of ammunition, a billy club and a machete with a 12-inch blade were discovered in the pickup, according to the story.
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Scott D. Stockert is shown in this Southwest Multi County Correction Center mugshot from Nov. 29, 2012.
At a preliminary hearing Friday, a D.C. Superior Court judge ordered Stockert released into high-intensity supervision program pending a court date to be set later, the Post reported.The Secret Service’s Minnesota Field Office first learned of Stockert’s intentions, according to the story. Sgt. Dave Wallace of the Dickinson Police Department told The Press they too had been informed by other agencies to be on the lookout for Stockert.
A public affairs officer from the U.S. Secret Service issued a release to The Press on Friday, stating “this incident highlights the importance of our network of Field Offices throughout the United States in the performance of our Protective Intelligence mission and the coordination with our State and Local law enforcement partners.”
The statement continued: “Identifying and apprehending suspects who make threats toward our protectees, is often a coordinated effort between multiple jurisdictions in real time. The Secret Service stands ready to continue our mission for those we protect and the American people.”
Stockert has a history of mental health and criminal issues.
In December 2009, he had an hourlong standoff with Dickinson police and allegedly pointed a loaded gun at then-Sgt. David Wilkie after reports of domestic violence. Wilkie is now a Dickinson police captain.
He pleaded not guilty to felony reckless endangerment and acted as his own attorney before eventually undergoing a mental health evaluation.
In June 2010, Stockert was found incompetent to stand trial but the Southwest District Court found him competent to enter a plea agreement, which dropped his charge to a misdemeanor and put him on supervised probation for two years. He had a one-year prison sentence suspended.
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I bet he was trying to rescue the dogs before their tails could be cut off. Because that's what communists due to their dogs' tails.
Scott D. Stockert, 49, allegedly had a cache of weapons and ammunition in his vehicle and, according to the Post’s story, made a series of outlandish claims, including that he was Jesus Christ, the son of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, that he planned to run for president, and that he was in Washington to kidnap Bo and Sunny, President Barack Obama’s two Portuguese water dogs.Stockert reportedly drove his pickup from North Dakota to Washington and was found Wednesday at a Hampton Inn in the District of Columbia, where agents confronted him and found a 12-gauge pump shotgun and a bolt-action .22-caliber rifle, according to the Post. Stockert was not registered to own a gun and was arrested.
More than 350 rounds of ammunition, a billy club and a machete with a 12-inch blade were discovered in the pickup, according to the story.
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Scott D. Stockert is shown in this Southwest Multi County Correction Center mugshot from Nov. 29, 2012.
At a preliminary hearing Friday, a D.C. Superior Court judge ordered Stockert released into high-intensity supervision program pending a court date to be set later, the Post reported.The Secret Service’s Minnesota Field Office first learned of Stockert’s intentions, according to the story. Sgt. Dave Wallace of the Dickinson Police Department told The Press they too had been informed by other agencies to be on the lookout for Stockert.
A public affairs officer from the U.S. Secret Service issued a release to The Press on Friday, stating “this incident highlights the importance of our network of Field Offices throughout the United States in the performance of our Protective Intelligence mission and the coordination with our State and Local law enforcement partners.”
The statement continued: “Identifying and apprehending suspects who make threats toward our protectees, is often a coordinated effort between multiple jurisdictions in real time. The Secret Service stands ready to continue our mission for those we protect and the American people.”
Stockert has a history of mental health and criminal issues.
In December 2009, he had an hourlong standoff with Dickinson police and allegedly pointed a loaded gun at then-Sgt. David Wilkie after reports of domestic violence. Wilkie is now a Dickinson police captain.
He pleaded not guilty to felony reckless endangerment and acted as his own attorney before eventually undergoing a mental health evaluation.
In June 2010, Stockert was found incompetent to stand trial but the Southwest District Court found him competent to enter a plea agreement, which dropped his charge to a misdemeanor and put him on supervised probation for two years. He had a one-year prison sentence suspended.
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I bet he was trying to rescue the dogs before their tails could be cut off. Because that's what communists due to their dogs' tails.
