A man sitting in a car that had a loaded rifle, machete and a container of gasoline was charged on with threatening to kill George W. Bush.According to CNN Benjamin Smith, 44, was arrested in by the U.S. Secret Service on Friday Bush will get his, Smith screamed as he was taken into custody. Later, when asked about his marital status, he told agents he was divorced and working on a relationship with Barbara Bush. At a preliminary hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney told the judge that the government believes Smith was referring to the former president's daughter and not Bush's mother, who shares the same name. It is a crime under federal law to threaten a current or former president. On Thursday, the man's mother called police to report she had found a threatening note in the home she shares with her son and that a rifle was also missing. I'm going to work for George W. Bush and the Pentagon, the note said. I have to slay a dragon and then Barbara Bush is mine.The Secret Service tracked him using his cell phone to Manhattan, where they arrested him early Friday morning. It was not clear why Smith went to New York City or where the former president and his family were at the time.
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