North Dakota Man Arrested After Traveling to D.C. to Abduct Obama Family Dog

A North Dakota man named Scott Stockert allegedly traveled across the country to Washington, D.C., planning to kidnap the First Family’s dog, Bo Obama. Upon his arrest, the Dickinson resident said he was in the capital to announce his campaign for presidency and advocate for a $99-per-month healthcare plan.

Identifying himself as the child of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, he referred to himself as Jesus Christ. Stockert had unregistered weapons with him, which were found by the Secret Service after a tip from the Minnesota Field Office.

According to CNN, the agents recovered a black 12 -gauge pump shotgun with a pistol grip, and a black bolt action rifle as well as 289 rounds of .22 caliber long rifle bullets, 71 rounds of 12-guage shotgun ammunition, and two rounds of .223 rifle ammunition, a machete with a 12 -inch blade, an 18 -inch billy club and a 28-inch barrel and a removable stock, both typically used for a shotgun.

He was taken into custody on Wednesday and was ordered by a Superior Court judge in D.C. to be released into a high-intensity supervision program pending a later court date, though this is not his first brush with the law over firearms. Stockert pointed a loaded gun at a police officer responding to a domestic violence call in 2009.

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