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Sentencing set for Hutchinson man for threatening President Obama

WICHITA – A Hutchinson man who admitted threatening President Barack Obama faces two years in prison at his sentencing.

A notice filed Monday in U.S. District Court lists a June 18 sentencing for Michael Ramsey.

He pleaded guilty last week to writing a letter in 2009 threatening to kill the president. A charge related to a second threatening letter sent last year was dropped under a deal with prosecutors.

He made statements while in custody, but was considered no real threat the president. However, a threat of any kind is unlawful and is prosecuted by the feds.

In September of last year, while in Reno County District Court, Ramsey was sentenced to 43-months in state prison for violating his parole, but also removing a GPS device he was required to have attached to him as part of his parole.

He had also served time in state prison for unlawful sexual relations with a minor for a case from 2004. He was paroled in Harvey County, but absconded and a warrant was issued for his arrest and was eventually found, but didn’t have the GPS tracking device on him.

A psychological exam found no evidence Ramsey suffered from any disorder that made him unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of his action.

*The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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