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Man in standoff wanted war with Muslims, FBI says
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Sep 23, 2010 09:19pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | ROBERT PATRICK |
| Media | Newspaper - St. Louis Post Dispatch |
| News Date | Thursday, September 23, 2010 06:10:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS • A man who held federal agents at bay with fake explosives wanted to start a war between Christians and Muslims and kill President Barack Obama, according to charges filed against him Wednesday.
He also may have been driven by an order of protection issued in St. Clair County Circuit Court on Tuesday to bar him from contact with his grandchildren, officials said.
The eight-hour standoff Tuesday night began when FBI and Secret Service agents, accompanied by police, went to the home of Roman Otto Conaway, at 9030 Summit Drive, to question him about a report that he had been making threats. He eventually surrendered on the promise of getting a mental health evaluation.
Conaway was charged Wednesday in federal court in East St. Louis with making false threats to detonate an explosive device and threatening the president. If convicted, he might face five years in prison. His age is shown as 50 on county court records but listed as 59 by federal authorities. |
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