Fla. cop resigns after Obama threats

USATODAY

A Florida police detective has resigned after telling colleagues he would volunteer to assassinate President Obama and other members of the Democratic Party.

Sam Koivisto, a detective with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, told the Florida Times-Union newspaper that his comments had been blown out of proportion and that he'd planned to retire in five months anyway.

The Associated Press reports on the incident that happened shortly after this month's election:

"The 57-year-old retired this month while facing an internal investigation into his comments to other officers after the election. He told them that if an order came to kill Obama, he 'wouldn't mind being the guy.'

"When questioned by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office integrity unit, he said he didn't care if a nuclear explosion killed everyone in the Northeastern USA because they supported Obama. He told the investigators his comments were hyperbole and not actual threats."