New York Man Threatened to Kill Obama and Other Presidential Candidates

New York Man Threatened to Kill Obama and Other Presidential Candidates
President Barack Obama speaks at the opening Keynote during the 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Long Center in Austin, Texas. Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for SXSW
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A New York man was arrested on April 8 for threatening to kill President Barack Obama as well as the 2016 presidential candidates, authorities said.

Joseph Goode, 21, of Cheektowaga, New York, said he would use a “high-powered rifle” to kill Obama, according to the office of U.S. Attorney William Hochul in Buffalo, New York, reported Reuters.

Both Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz were also on Goode's list.