A West Virginia man was being held in jail on Monday after he threatened the life of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in a letter filled with racial slurs.
WTRF first reported that Ryan Kirker of McMechen had been charged with sending the threatening letter in April that concluded with the phrase "KKK forever."
According to The Associated Press, an affidavit from a Secret Service agent said that Kirker had written to someone named John in March that he planned to kill the president. Investigators were able to determine that both letters were written by the same person.
Kirker had asked John to travel with him to Washington, D.C., and said that he could obtain armor-piercing ammunition, according to federal court records. Special Agent Ken Skaggs confirmed that the Secret Service had visited Kirker's home in June 2012 to investigate threats in a third letter.
Skaggs noted that one letter asked the president visit McMechen "so that the author can have 'a shot' at him," adding that "if the first lady comes along, she will be killed also." That letter also included racial slurs.
Kirker was expected to appear before a federal magistrate on Tuesday. He was being held at Northern Regional Jail.
Watch this video from WTRF, broadcast June 3, 2013.
