Reuters: U.S.: Florida student pleads guilty to threat on Obama's life

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Florida student pleads guilty to threat on Obama's life May 24th 2012, 02:08 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Regulators, investors turn up heat over Facebook IPO 3:55pm EDT Historic Facebook debut falls short of expectations Fri, May 18 2012 Analysis & Opinion Chart of the day, college-dropout edition Facebook's poor, huddled masses U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign fund raising event in Denver, Colorado May 23, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque MIAMI | Wed May 23, 2012 10:08pm EDT MIAMI (Reuters) - A college student pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to threatening in a Facebook post to kill President Barack Obama by putting "a bullet through his head." Joaquin Amador Serrapio, 20, had pleaded not guilty after his arrest by Secret Service agents in February. He changed his plea after accepting what his lawyer Alan Ross said was an offer from prosecutors. "He was really stupid, really stupid," said Ross. He said that Serrapio never intended to make good on his threats, which were posted on Facebook under the assumed name "Jay Valor." Ross said the threats had been made "to rile up Obama supporters." The statements Serrapio made included various threats against Obama. In one he announced the president had been targeted for assassination during a visit to the University of Miami this year. "If anyones going to UM to see Obama today, get ur phones out an record ... Im gonna put a bullet through his head and u don't wanna miss that," one of the Facebook posts said. Serrapio, who studies music business at Miami-Dade College, remains free on bail and was due to reappear in court for sentencing on August 22. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Ross said Serrapio will likely face up to 10 months in jail or on probation. "There's no requirement that any portion of the sentence be served in jail," Ross said, referring to the sentencing guidelines. (Reporting by Tom Brown; Editing by Xavier Briand) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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