New York man sentenced to prison for threats to presidents

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A New York man who served time in prison for threatening then-President Barack Obama is heading back to prison for a threat against President Donald Trump.

Federal prosecutors say 20-year-old Jared Brown was given a two-year sentence Friday for violating the conditions of his supervised release.

The Niagara County resident made a 911 call to Lockport City Police in December threatening to kill the president-elect.

At the time of the call, Brown was on supervised released after serving a 15-month sentence for threatening Obama when Brown was 18 years old.

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