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North Dakota man accused of threatening to kill Obama, breaking into historic trading post site
- A 36-year-old man from Williston named Ian Patrick Stewart barricaded himself inside the Fort Union Trading Post on May 13, leading to a law enforcement standoff in Bismarck, North Dakota.
- Stewart's conduct involved making threats between April 20 and May 13, including threats against former President Barack Obama and three local individuals, as detailed in a federal indictment issued Wednesday.
- The indictment charges Stewart with burglary, damaging federal property, terrorizing, malicious mischief, disorderly conduct, and threatening interstate communications during the standoff involving weapons and threats to destroy artifacts.
- Court documents state Stewart told investigators he had 30 days of supplies and would not leave, and he turned himself in just after 5:30 p.m., resulting in his custody at Ward County Detention Centre.
- Stewart's case remains pending with no hearings scheduled, while his wife highlights ongoing struggles to secure proper mental health care for his bipolar disorder and PTSD since 2019 losses and manic episodes.
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Federal charges filed against Williston man accused of barricading himself in historic site
WILLISTON — A man who barricaded himself inside a national historic landmark with weapons, prompting an hours-long standoff with law enforcement, has been charged with several crimes in federal court. Last month, an employee at the Fort Union Trading Post, which sits west of Williston on the Montana-North Dakota border, showed up to open the site just before 8 a.m. on a Tuesday when she encountered a man near the gate. He was armed with a fire p…
Man spewed death threats about Obama, barricaded himself inside historic site: Feds
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North Dakota man accused of threatening to kill Obama, breaking into historic trading post site
A North Dakota man is accused of threatening to kill former President Barack Obama and committing other crimes at a historic site run by the National Park Service.
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