A 30-year-old US man was arrested Wednesday and released on bail accused of lying to the Secret Service about a fake plot to assassinate President Barack Obama. Juana Medina, allegedly called 911 on August 29 to say his former roommate was travelling to New York with two guns to kill Obama while the president was visiting the area.
US prosecutors said Medina’s motive was to get his ex-roommate in trouble because he disliked him dating a friend of his. He was arrested at his home in Yonkers, a suburb of New York, on Wednesday morning and appeared before a US federal court in White Plains where he was released on bail for $25,000.
He faces a maximum five years in prison if convicted.