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Utah Man Arrested in 'Kill Obama' Prank

Says hijacking note he put in pal's luggage was just a joke

By the Associated Press

Posted Apr 26, 2012 2:46 PM CDT

(AP) – A 31-year-old man from Utah is facing a federal charge after he allegedly left an apparent prank note that included the words "hijack plane" and "kill Obama" in his co-worker's luggage. Jeremiah Douglas Hill, of Clinton, was charged yesterday with one misdemeanor count of making a false alarm for intentionally circulating a false warning of a plane hijacking.

Authorities say Hill slipped the note into the luggage last summer while at Hill Air Force Base. The note read: "1). Hijack Plane, 2). Kill Obama." It was discovered by an airport screener as the co-worker boarded a flight from Utah to Arizona. Investigators say Hill told them he wrote it as a joke and hoped his co-worker would see it before passing through security.

Bags are seen on a luggage carousel in the Philadelphia International Airport Monday, June 13, 2011, in Philadelphia.
Bags are seen on a luggage carousel in the Philadelphia International Airport Monday, June 13, 2011, in Philadelphia.   (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Rational.-Anarchist
Apr 26, 2012 6:05 PM CDT
That is ridiculous! Sure, it was a joke, but anyone that has to make note reminder to commit violence, probably isn't intelligent to succeed with it in the first place!  Oh,damn! I forgot to kill someone today, and now I can't even remember who it was supposed to be!  YEAH,RIGHT!
DraftyBeer
Apr 26, 2012 5:45 PM CDT
He shoulda said the Black Panthers did it....they like to joke around about killing people....not a big deal....
Fondue
Apr 26, 2012 3:54 PM CDT
Would someone link an article like this where Bush was to be killed?

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