The Telegram (St. John's)

N.Y. man jailed for threats to presidents

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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-yearold Jared Brown was given a twoyear 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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