By IRNA,
New York : There is not enough evidence to conclude that three people arrested with drugs and weapons posed a “true threat” to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the Denver US Attorney said Tuesday.
Suspects arrested in the alleged plot are, from left, Tharin Gartrell, Nathan Johnson, Shawn Robert Adolf.
Troy Eid called the suspects “meth heads” who, because of their drug addiction, were likely not capable of carrying out a plan to hurt Obama.
Their alleged plot to harm Obama was apparently fueled by racism and was more “aspirational than operational,” Eid said.
The suspects face federal and state charges in connection with the drugs and weapons, according to authorities.
On Sunday, police in suburban Denver began investigating whether the suspects threatened someone at the Democratic National Convention.