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Conaway Gets Five Years For Using Fake Bomb In Attempt To Start Muslim-Christian War

Ryan J. Reilly | September 27, 2011, 6:05AM

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Roman Otto Conaway was sentenced on Friday for making a false threat to detonate an explosive device and influencing a federal officer by threat.

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Illinois Man Convicted Of Making Terroristic Threats In Koran-Burning Standoff

Ryan J. Reilly | April 28, 2011, 1:35PM

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A 51-year-old Illinois man who allegedly threatened to kill President Barack Obama during an eight-hour standoff with federal authorities last September was convicted Wednesday of making a false threat to detonate an explosive device and influencing a federal officer by threat.

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Lawyer: Guy Who Allegedly Wanted War Between Muslims And Christians Not Crazy

Ryan J. Reilly | January 18, 2011, 3:44PM

Roman Otto Conaway, the 50-year-old Army vet who allegedly wanted to launch a war between Muslims and Christians, threatened to kill President Barack Obama and announced on his Facebook page plans to burn a Koran, is sane enough to stand trail, his lawyer said this week.

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Topics: Barack Obama, Roman Otto Conaway, Terry Jones

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Feds Evaluating Competency Of Man Who Wanted To Kill Obama, Muslims

Ryan J. Reilly | November 9, 2010, 8:38AM

A 50-year-old Army veteran who was arrested after an eight-hour standoff with federal agents back in September and charged with threatening to kill President Barack Obama will undergo a competency evaluation at a federal institution in Colorado.

The trial of Roman Otto Conaway was set to begin on Nov. 15. But last week federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Illinois agreed to a defense motion which delayed the trial so Conaway could undergo a competency evaluation in Englewood, Colorado. The U.S. Marshal's Service removed Conaway from Illinois in late October and as of last week were transferring him to the new location in Colorado, according to court documents reviewed by TPMMuckraker.

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Topics: Barack Obama, Islamophobia, Korans, Roman Otto Conaway, Terrorism

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Man Allegedly Wanted To Start War Between Christians And Muslims, Kill Obama

Ryan J. Reilly | September 23, 2010, 10:43AM

A 50-year-old Army veteran who was arrested after an eight-hour standoff with federal agents was charged on Wednesday with threatening to kill President Barack Obama. Officials said he planned to ignite a war between Muslims and Christians and "start an apocalypse," and his Facebook page showed that he planned to burn a Koran.

Roman Otto Conaway, 50, was arrested at his home in Fairview Heights, Illinois in the early morning hours Wednesday and was scheduled to appear in federal court on Thursday. During the standoff, Conaway allegedly said a bulky belt he wore and three storage containers on his property were packed with explosives, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.