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Youngstown man charged with threatening the president

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Youngstown man charged with threatening the president

CLEVELAND

A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging a Youngstown man with making threats against the President and First Lady of the United States, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Frederick Watt, age 33 is accused of making the threats by telephone to Trumbull County 911 operators in Warren on March 24, Dettelbach said. Further details were not available Thursday evening.