MULTIPLE TWITTER USERS THREATEN TO ASSASSINATE M

MULTIPLE TWITTER USERS THREATEN TO ASSASSINATE MITT ROMNEY: ‘SHOOT HIM DEAD’ (UPDATED)

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According to federal law, the individuals who made the threats should expect a visit from the Secret Service:

(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully threatens to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon—

(1) a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President;

(2) a member of the immediate family of the President, the President-elect, the Vice President, or the Vice President-elect;

(3) a major candidate for the office of President or Vice President, or a member of the immediate family of such candidate; or

(4) a person protected by the Secret Service under section 3056 (a)(6);

shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

As reported by TheBlaze earlier this month, “a Charlotte, N.C., man was arrested for death threats against the president issued on Twitter Monday. Donte Jamar Sims, 21, going by the Twitter handle @DestroyLeague_D posted several tweets that suggested plotting the murder of Obama, according to the Charlotte Observer.”

To read more of the Twitter death threats against Romney, visit Kincannon’s Twitter page.

TheBlaze is currently reaching out to the Secret Service for comment. This story may be updated with additional information.

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Update: Secret Service spokesman George Olgilvie told TheBlaze on Monday that the agency takes any and all threats made against its “protecteees” very seriously. Olgilvie couldn’t say whether the Twitter users broke the law or whether there would be a formal investigation into any of the threats.