OBAMA FANATIC WHO THREATENED TO KILL SHERIFF ARPAIO CONVICTEDTennessee Suspect Sentenced

(Phoenix, AZ) In Knoxville, Tennessee yesterday, 33 year old Adam Eugene Cox was arrested and plead guilty to threatening to kill Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and family. Cox was immediately sentenced to supervised probation thru Knox County and ordered to pay court costs. Cox was arrested on January 27, 2011 as the prime suspect in an Arpaio death threat investigation, one of two death threat investigations that began on the internet. In that threat, Cox stated Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his family would be killed. His postings read in part: I plan to kill Arpaio first. He will be filled with a thousand bullet holes before the year is out. I promise you this. He wont f**k with Obama. He will be buried 10 feet under and his whole family will be murdered along with him. The suspects postings indicate he is an avid supporter of President Barack Obama and that Arpaios ongoing investigation into the legitimacy of Obamas birth certificate may be behind the threat to kill the Sheriff. The suspects mother confirms her son is a fanatical supporter of Obama. According to Knox County Sheriffs deputies, Cox has a history of assault. Arpaio started the investigation of President Obamas birth certificate and other matters in August of last year and will not be deterred by any past or future threats. The arrest of Cox is one of numerous death threats made against Arpaio including

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several different Mexican drug cartels which have threatened the Sheriffs life and placed a contract nearing $4 million dollars for his execution. Every threat will be taken seriously, and the Sheriff knows that his position often attracts threats but he draws the line when his family is threatened, says Deputy Chief David Trombi whose detectives have overseen the threat investigations against Arpaio. This particular threat took Maricopa County Sheriffs deputies from Arizona to California where search warrants were served on Google headquarters to Knoxville, Tennessee. At Google, deputies served another search warrant involving a different threat against Arpaio related to the recent shooting death of Maricopa County Sheriffs deputy William Coleman. Arpaio says, I want to thank the Knoxville County Sheriffs Office and the District Attorney for their hard work and assistance arresting and prosecuting this criminal.

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