WASHINGTON (Oct. 27) - Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a
national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and
ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal
authorities said Monday.
In all, the two men whom officials described as neo-Nazi skinheads planned
to kill 88 people — 14 by beheading, according to documents unsealed in U.S.
District Court in Jackson, Tenn. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the
white supremacist community.
Plot to Kill Obama
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Federal officials said Monday they had disrupted a plot by two neo-Nazi
skinheads to assassinate Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. The
two suspects also planned to shoot or decapitate 88 black people in a murder
spree that was to start in Tennessee, authorities said.
The spree, which initially targeted an unidentified predominantly
African-American school, was to end with the two men driving toward Obama,
"shooting at him from the windows," the documents show.
"Both individuals stated they would dress in all-white tuxedos and wear top
hats during the assassination attempt," the court complaint states. "Both
individuals further stated they knew they would and were willing to die
during this attempt."
An Obama spokeswoman traveling with the senator in Pennsylvania had no
immediate comment.
Sheriffs' deputies in Crockett County, Tenn., arrested the two suspects —
Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman 18, of Helena-West
Helena, Ark. — Oct. 22 on unspecified charges. "Once we arrested the
defendants and suspected they had violated federal law, we immediately
contacted federal authorities," said Crockett County Sheriff Troy Klyce.
The two were charged by federal authorities Monday with possessing an
unregistered firearm, conspiring to steal firearms from a federally licensed
gun dealer, and threatening a candidate for president.
Cowart and Schlesselman were being held without bond. Agents seized a rifle,
a sawed-off shotgun and three pistols from the men when they were arrested.
Authorities alleged the two men were preparing to break into a gun shop to
steal more.
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