August 26, 2008 05:11 AM UTC

Obama Assassination Plot Foiled

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• by: redstateblues

Three men and one woman, believed to be white supremacists, have been caught by authorities in a plot to kill Barack Obama during his acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High on Thursday.

Channel 4 news has it breaking right now. Sure to be big news story tomorrow.

UPDATE

CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass reported one of the suspects told authorities they were “going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a … rifle … sighted at 750 yards.”

Sources told CBS4 police found two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, a bulletproof vest, a spotting scope, licenses in the names of other people and methamphetamine. One of the rifles is listed as stolen from Kansas.

Subsequently authorities went to the Cherry Creek Hotel to contact an associate of Gartrell’s. But that man, who was wanted on numerous warrants, jumped out of a sixth floor hotel window. Law enforcement sources say the man broke an ankle in the fall and was captured moments later. Sources say he was wearing a ring with a swastika, and is thought to have ties to white supremacist organizations.