Wichita man sentenced for threatening to kill President Biden
A man from Wichita has been sentenced for threatening to kill President Joe Biden.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) -- According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Kansas, 28-year-old Cody McCormick was sentenced Wednesday to 1 year and 9 months in prison for threatening to kill President Joseph "Joe" Biden.
McCormick pleaded guilty to one count of making a threat against the President of the United States.
In April 2023, McCormick sent KSN a Facebook message detailing his intention to murder President Biden.
The message read in part, “I will get a Greyhound bus ticket and go and shoot him."
U.S. Secret Service agents interviewed McCormick.
"The agents asked McCormick if they needed to be worried about him if President Biden came to Wichita. McCormick responded that if given the opportunity, he would 'force him (POTUS) to step down from office' and would 'kidnap him.' He also told agents, 'My intent is to kill Joe Biden if I don't get the help I need,'" said the DA.
The U.S. Secret Service and the Wichita Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Treaster prosecuted the case.