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August 14, 2013

Georgia college student behind bars for Tumblr post

theGRIO REPORT - Caleb Clemmons, an undergraduate at Georgia Southern University, made the comments on the satirical blog he created…
July 11, 2013

DC officer cleared of Michelle Obama threat charges

NBC Washington - A D.C. police officer accused of making a threat against First Lady Michelle Obama last year has…
June 21, 2013

Man indicted for sending ‘KKK forever’ letter to Obama

ELKINS, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been indicted on charges he threatened to kill President Barack Obama…
May 30, 2013

NYPD: Notes to Obama, Mayor Bloomberg had gun threats

NEW YORK (AP) — The Secret Service said Thursday that a suspicious letter addressed to President Barack Obama and similar…
May 30, 2013

NC man gets prison time for tweeting Obama threats

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man is headed to prison for threatening President Barack Obama through Twitter during…
April 22, 2013

Allen West and wife wade into embarrassing fight with students on Facebook

OPINION - The chances of West showing up on FAU’s campus to dish out a beatdown are pretty slim...
March 20, 2013

Steubenville rape victim allegedly threatened by 2 girls on Twitter

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A girl who was raped by two high school football players is being victimized by threats…
February 21, 2013

Kentucky inmate charge in Obama family threats

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) - A U.S. inmate is facing federal charges, accused of writing letters threatening the life of President…
November 12, 2012

Ice cream store worker fired after posting racial slur about Obama on Facebook

NBC NEWS - A California woman has been fired from her job as an ice cream store manager after she…
November 9, 2012

Report: Lakers fire head coach Mike Brown

theGRIO REPORT - USA TODAY's Sam Amick reports Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown was fired Friday. Additionally, ESPN…
September 6, 2012

Nicki Minaj receives death threats for alleged Romney endorsement

While Minaj has yet to confirm or deny whether she intended to come out in favor of the GOP nominee,…
August 22, 2012

Armed Washing man arrested in alleged Obama threat

(AP) - The Secret Service on Tuesday arrested a Washington state man accused of making an email threat against President…
July 13, 2012

DC chief: Conflicting reports on officer's Michelle Obama threats

WASHINGTON (AP) - A District of Columbia police officer found that out this week when he came under investigation for…
June 27, 2012

NJ man allegedly threatens to shoot his farting neighbor

NEW YORK - After a New Jersey man tooted while walking by his neighbor's apartment, the offended neighbor threatened him…
June 7, 2012

Sherri Shepherd threatened with rape on Twitter

theGRIO REPORT - Sherri Shepherd is outraged over a tweet she recently received and is pressing charges...
May 23, 2012

Man accused of talking about shooting Obama can get guns back

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A man accused of talking about shooting President Obama in 2009 can get his gun collection…
May 17, 2012

Miami-Dade College student to plead guilty to Obama threat

MIAMI (AP) - Court records show a Miami college student intends to plead guilty to making threatening posts against President…
April 20, 2012

Secret Service should do better by the 1st black president

OPINION - Many in the black community have long held the safety of the president and his family at a…
April 19, 2012

Ted Nugent calls Obama remarks 'metaphors', Secret Service closes case

WASHINGTON (AP) - After meeting with rocker Ted Nugent on Thursday, the Secret Service says its probe into what he…
March 24, 2012

Sanford police chief Bill Lee threatened via email

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Florida man is charged with threatening the police chief who had been overseeing…