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Putnam County man charged with threatening to kill the President

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla — A Crescent City man is facing federal charges after the Department of Justice says he sent messages threatening to kill the President.

According to the indictment, in April, 27-year-old Ryan Brown sent a message to the White House’s website threatening to blow up the White House in a week. The following month, Brown sent another message on the White House’s website saying, in part, that he would kill the President in cold blood.

If convicted on both counts, Brown faces up to 10 years in federal prison.

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Chase Bunker

Chase Bunker, News 104.5 WOKV

Chase Bunker is a reporter and evening anchor for WOKV. Chase comes to Jacksonville from sister station WDBO in Orlando where he worked as a producer and a fill-in reporter and host.