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Florida man arrested for Obama threat

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The Secret Service says a 21-year-old Tampa, Fla., man has been indicted for allegedly threatening to kill President-elect Barack Obama.

Nathan Wine, who allegedly made the threat Nov. 5, was been charged with threatening to kill and inflict bodily harm on Obama, The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported Sunday.

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Wine was charged Thursday and held in lieu of $250,000 bail after he surrendered on a separate warrant involving his alleged theft of a shotgun in Polk County, Fla., earlier this month.

Federal authorities have not released details of the alleged threat against Obama, the Times reported.

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