WH suspect charged with assassination attempt

PITTSBURGH - An Idaho man accused of firing two shots at the White House last week has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama or his staff.

Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, made his first court appearance before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh on Thursday, one day after he was arrested at a western Pennsylvania hotel. He will be taken back from a federal court in Pittsburgh to face the charges in Washington, D.C.

Ortega will remain in federal custody at least until a magistrate in Washington can determine if he should remain jailed until his trial on the charge, which carries up to life in prison.

Ortega sat quietly as the hearing began, his hands free but his feet shackled. The 21-year-old said only, "Yes, ma'am" when he was asked if he understood that he would be going back to Washington to face the charge.

Authorities said a man clad in black who was obsessed with Obama pulled his car within view of the White House on Friday night and fired shots from an assault rifle, cracking a window of the first family's living quarters while the president was away.

Soon after, U.S. Park Police found an abandoned vehicle, with an assault rifle inside it, near a bridge leading out of the nation's capital to Virginia. The car led investigators to Ortega.

The FBI took custody of Ortega's car Thursday afternoon to continue the process of reviewing evidence, said Lindsay Godwin, a spokeswoman for the FBI's Washington field office.

Ortega was arrested Wednesday afternoon at a hotel near Indiana, Pa., about 55 miles east of Pittsburgh, after a desk clerk recognized his picture. He had been reported missing Oct. 31 by his family.

Sources tell CBS News that Ortega was not on the radar of the Secret Service before Friday's shooting. But investigators believe he may have targeted the White House due to a hatred of Mr. Obama. Businessman Monte McCall said Ortega compared the president to the "Antichrist" when they met recently.

White House gun suspect obsessed with Obama

"He seemed very sincere in what he believed but seemed rather troubled," McCall said.

[samXXkiley]

coucou,
shoot Obama, why? it must be proved
the young man wants certainly be remarked, just a sign of distress, I hope, if not, Ramiro is not in end of his troubles
"au revoir"

[irongate60]

According to reports, Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez was in Washington as an Occupy D.C. protestor. Something the most of mainstream media like CBS, is doing everything it possibly can, to hide. In fact that's where police in Washington went looking for him, at the protest encampment. Surprisingly the NY Times actually wrote about it. Where as ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN refuse to report it. The more you learn, the more you realize just how corrupt our media really is.

[tiredofeverything]

Just another normal day for a right wing religious whack job.

[gruven13777]

Yeah, because the "rich and all-powerful Republican party" is just littered with poor Mexican hippies.

[MegaProcrastination]

Trollin', trollin', trollin'.

[chonder2]

by oh_henry_oh November 17, 2011 7:16 PM EST
Barack Obama isn't President of the US, the office, at present, isn't occupied by a duly elected citizen of the US, as the constitution sets forth.

Now, who was this gentleman alleged to shoot?
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It's allright oh_ henry...

Your chair is just behind you

That's it...there.

The nurse will be in to give you your prune juice and meds shortly.

She will turn back up the volume on the False News channel like you like it.

[impactors]

First of all, the guy looks like he's not wrapped too tight. That, or he's high on drugs. Secondly, anyone with half a brain. Knows that the White House and its surrounding grounds. Has the most up to date security and protection measures ever invented. The place, even it might not appear like it, is a virtual fortress. I'm glad this guy was apprehended. Because he shouldn't be allowed to run around lose. I'm not a fan of the President, not by any means. But the American people will have their chance at getting rid of him, next November. That's how we do it here, we use the vote. It's relatively easy to kill a human being. Killing the idealogy he or she represents, is not so easy. Today, this guy was after our President. Tomorrow, he could be after a store employee who disagreed with him. GLAD THEY GOT HIM. NOW ALL they HAVE TO DO IS HOLD ON TO HIM.

[gruven13777]

This nut is more likely mad because someone told him that Obama voted no on the Dream Act.

[esq777]

You pull up to the White House, start blazing away with an assault rifle, hit a window of the first family's living quarters -- I'd say that qualifies as as assasination attempt. This terrorist should fry.

[Another_Devil_Advocate]

Must be another disgruntled Republicans.

[gruven13777]

Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez..lol..sounds like Barry has fallen out of grace with his minority base.

[bobnjersey]

[Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez..lol..sounds like Barry has fallen out of grace with his minority base.]
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a religious nut job from idaho toting an ak47 is the archetype of what passes for a modern day conservative republican.

[gruven13777]

Yeah...Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez sure sounds like the average kind of rich Republicans I see down at the country club. lol

[jmpjdx]

Gimme a break...