Complaint: Man who threatened president had guns, pot grow
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SEATTLE -- The man accused of making threats against President Barack Obama was in possession of tactical weapons and a large marijuana grow, according to federal investigators.
Anton Caluori, 31, of Federal Way faces charges of threatening to kill the president and assaulting a federal agent. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years.
Caluori sent a threatening email to a general FBI mailbox, said Emily Langlie with the U.S. Attorney's Office. Secret Service agents immediately went to Caluori's apartment at the Panther Ridge Apartments Complex, found he was armed and took him into custody.
"When they opened the door he was armed. And then they obviously got him into custody and arrested him," said Tanya Waller, who witnessed the arrest.
Federal agents said they found suspicious items in the Caluori's unit and, out of an abundance of caution, called in a bomb unit to sweep for any possible explosive devices. Five guns, including the tactical shotgun he allegedly pointed at a federal agent, were confiscated along with the makings of a large marijuana grow.
The federal complaint filed on Wednesday outlined Caluori's alleged threat. The man allegedly used his own name and address to send a message that said he "will kill the president," and he had "better get an audience." He told federal agents to "come get him - he won't fight" and added they had seven days to respond.
In court on Wednesday, investigators said they had every reason to believe Caluori's threat to the president was credible.
"The Department of Justice takes all threats against the president seriously, especially in this case where there was an individual who had the ammunition and the wherewithal to act on those threats," said Asst. U.S. Attorney Steve Masada.
KOMO 4 News has confirmed that Caluori graduated in 2010 from DeVry University, and attended DevVry's graduate school.
His father in North Carolina confirmed that Caluori served in the U.S. Navy until four years ago. Both of his parents said they don't understand how his son ended up in this situation.
"Never got arrested, was in the military, has a college education, and I'm just a little bit upset and shocked," his mother, Renee Bartlett.
Both Caluori's parents raised some questions about their son's mental health, and in court on Wednesday, Calouri's public defender requested a psychological examination for his client.
A preliminary hearing has been set for next Monday. Caluori will remain in federal custody until then.
Anton Caluori, 31, of Federal Way faces charges of threatening to kill the president and assaulting a federal agent. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years.
Caluori sent a threatening email to a general FBI mailbox, said Emily Langlie with the U.S. Attorney's Office. Secret Service agents immediately went to Caluori's apartment at the Panther Ridge Apartments Complex, found he was armed and took him into custody.
"When they opened the door he was armed. And then they obviously got him into custody and arrested him," said Tanya Waller, who witnessed the arrest.
Federal agents said they found suspicious items in the Caluori's unit and, out of an abundance of caution, called in a bomb unit to sweep for any possible explosive devices. Five guns, including the tactical shotgun he allegedly pointed at a federal agent, were confiscated along with the makings of a large marijuana grow.
The federal complaint filed on Wednesday outlined Caluori's alleged threat. The man allegedly used his own name and address to send a message that said he "will kill the president," and he had "better get an audience." He told federal agents to "come get him - he won't fight" and added they had seven days to respond.
In court on Wednesday, investigators said they had every reason to believe Caluori's threat to the president was credible.
"The Department of Justice takes all threats against the president seriously, especially in this case where there was an individual who had the ammunition and the wherewithal to act on those threats," said Asst. U.S. Attorney Steve Masada.
KOMO 4 News has confirmed that Caluori graduated in 2010 from DeVry University, and attended DevVry's graduate school.
His father in North Carolina confirmed that Caluori served in the U.S. Navy until four years ago. Both of his parents said they don't understand how his son ended up in this situation.
"Never got arrested, was in the military, has a college education, and I'm just a little bit upset and shocked," his mother, Renee Bartlett.
Both Caluori's parents raised some questions about their son's mental health, and in court on Wednesday, Calouri's public defender requested a psychological examination for his client.
A preliminary hearing has been set for next Monday. Caluori will remain in federal custody until then.
Really? If this guy had an arsenal, I wonder what they would say about me if I ever made the news. I bet I could single-handedly arm a rebellion with tactical weapons loaded with rounds designed to kill, and would never run out of ammo because I have a ammunition factory in my shed capable of producing thousands of rounds in a matter of hours.
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As far as answering the door with any type of firearm. If I'm not expecting you, you can bet I've already seen who is at the door well before I open it, and I will have a gun with me.
@Gadget08 Wow I'm...unimpressed. I think most of us would assume that the day you get a visit from the Secret Service it'll be because you and the agents are friends and just want to compare firearms over a glass of beer, not because you were stupid enough to email threats to them aimed at the President of the United States. This bonehead didn't just gripe he threatened.  That's just short of doing it and is serious business. Then he compounded it by greeting agents with a shotgun in hand and is lucky he didn't get his GD head blown off. That's a far cry from you getting off showing off your pene replacement to an unxepected visitor.
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You make the rest of us gunowners sound like loons.
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My first paragraph was just commenting on the reporting of the story, and how it's written to get attention. I could only imagine what they would be saying about anyone more involved in guns as a hobby. There are people much more involved than myself. It's quite humorous to me the way the story is reported.
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And the second comment I made, was just showing that it is not all that uncommon to answer the door with caution.
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And I'm sorry for ruining the publics image of you. My bad :(
Waitaminute! I don't get it! I keep hearing from all of these pro-weed supporters that MJ is harmless, and pot users are too...
 @ButtercupSprinkles It is. Pot has nothing to do with the story- they just put it in there as a dog whistle. For people like you, who are looking for it.
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@Randy Taylor You said it!
 @ButtercupSprinkles Not if they are Republican.
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Well this is one way to get famous. Guess he got his audience, have fun in the federal clink whacko...
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@John Tits You're right, people are fed up, though maybe rallying a protest or running for office may have been a better choice than threating the Pres., LMAO!!!!
When they interviewed his mother the other night, she said he was a good boy who did something stupid. They lived together. In an apartment. Did she really not notice a "large marijauna grow?"
@Anarchy "Five guns, including the tactical shotgun he allegedly pointed at a federal agent, were confiscated along with the makings of a large marijuana grow. THE MAKINGS OF... typical news sensationalism, was likely a light and 5 gallon bucket.
My God what an idiot. Well he got his wish, they came and got him. Get ready to tie your soap to a rope you degenerate
Most of my friends and aquaintances have "arsenals" far larger than this guy. Most of my friends and acquaintances are actually planning to harm Obama....by not voting for the lying dirtbag, and by asking all our friends and acquaintances not to vote for this lame duck president, a joke....planet-wide.
ps: Get this poor guy some help. Sounds like the "system" has let him down. "Obamacare" didn't help either.Â
@bag, you probably shouldn't be online, I am pretty you are on their watchlist. So take your "arsenal" and your "aquaintences" with you, back to your bunker in the hillside...
 @bagsofdirt you are sad you should get help , turn off your media and get reprogramed you very well could be the next idiot like this guy in the story
Sounds like he wanted to be arrested. He made sure they knew who he was, where to find him, and give them cause by brandishing a firearm. He asked them to get him and that he would not fight. Sounds like a cry for help to me.
I can see why they took him seriously:A bunch of marijuana and guns â sounds like a trap set specifically for our president.
Damn. Put the guns away and start smoking the pot. Everyone will be better off.
Another crazy guy with guns. It is just so incredible that in our country it is so easy to get guns of any type. Definitely the US has a gun disease but gun owners and the NRA refuse to accept the reality.
 @Socialjusticeforall The reality is crime drops with increased gun sales and has for decades. The myth you believe, less guns=less crime, is simply that, a myth. Seen any unicorns lately?
@Socialjusticeforall In your post - imagine if we substituted "pot" everywhere you wrote "guns", "pot smokers" for "gun owners", and "MPP" for "NRA".  Either way, you post really has nothing to do with this story.
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 @northwestsurfer  @Socialjusticeforall Why do you hate the NRA? Most who do know nothing about the organization. If it wasn't for the NRA you probably would not own the shotgun you describe.Â
@JT @northwestsurfer @Socialjusticeforall   - ' If it wasn't for the NRA you probably would not own the shotgun you describe.'   That's about as big an overstatement as i've ever heard.  AND it's one reason why many of us who own guns and respect the 2nd amendment don't like the NRA.    Another reason is the unrestrained hate and lies spewed by folks in the executive leadership of the NRA - such as the absolutely paranoia filled rants by LaPierre about Obama's lack of any attempts at gun control legislation during his 1st term being the proof that he will destroy the 2nd amendment during his 2nd term. http://www.nraila.org/106043
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 @Socialjusticeforall A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.
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In what way is a clown like this 'a well regulated militia'?
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I'm a gun owner with a concealed carry permit even, and I'm all for respecting the 2nd amendment, but clowns like this don't fit the definition of the 2nd amendment in any way.Â
 @Socialjusticeforall By your statement, we should add people with cars who are crazy behind the wheel and cause accidents? Not everyone within the weapons owning community has a mental issue and to suggest that is irresponsible as well as uneducated on the subject.
The U.S. has the highest rate per capita of people incarcerated in the world.
@jelisized Thats because our judicial system imposes no fear on criminals. Do a google search on other countries to see what happens if you cross their borders illegally. Search for theft, drunk driving, rape, murder, anything. Its well known if you have enough money and a good enough attorney, you will get a slap on the wrist here. Thats hardly a deterrent
Rule #1 dont talk trash and threaten the President with a pot grow.,..
I'm pretty sure there are special places for whack jobs like this...
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Nobody in their right mind would ever send an email like this without expecting a major response. Â I hope he's able to get the mental health treatment he needs. Â In the meantime, I think the padded cell is the best place for him.
Seriously Komo, you need to work on your misleading headlines. He did NOT have a "pot grow," he had the MAKINGS of a large grow op (ie: equipment to grow). I'd be willing to bet that he didn't have any plants, especially since he lived in an apartment.
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I'm not sure what his career was in the Navy however the first thing that pops into my head is PTSD. He must have some kind of mental issue otherwise why would you be stupid enough to make a threat of that caliber. He HAD to have known that the cops would come for him.
 @Tattooed_Angel I've heard that ex-military who cannot get proper mental heath care sometimes resort to extraordinary means to getting help.  I hope this is the case and he gets whatever help he needs, he's certainly been successful at getting folks' attention.
is the title of the article somehow implying that these things make a person more dangerous or something? what a stupid headline.
You know, the Secret Service was most likely just coming to Caluori's home to 'have a little chat' and read him the riot act about threatening the President. I mean, if every p/o'd constituant was arrested, we have a lot bigger jails than we do now.
But it IS considered more than a little stupid to wave a shotgun at the police [of whatever level]... they tend to take that seriously.
The description of a ninny demanding attention; what a waste of resources.Â
Am I crazy or are there a lot of mentally unstable people here in the Seattle area. See what I did there?
@Illuminati There aren't any more mentally unstable people in the Puget Sound than there are anywhere else... but because of the media bombardment we subject ourselves to, we're better informed about them.
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 @todaysnews Um, New York and LA have generated more serial killers than Seattle has... although I grant you that we have two of the more famous ones recently in Bundy and Ridgeway.
 @svensson population of NYC 8 million, LA 3.8 million, Seattle 620,000....of course they will generate more serial killers than us haha...ya Bundy & Ridgeway sets the standard in serial killings.
@todaysnews Now, now... let's not minimize the VERY important contributions of Dahmer, Gacy, Gein and Manson to serial killer culture! I mean, where would our culture be without Lizzie Borden and Jack the Ripper?
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Ok, seriously, where we got the rep for having more serial killers than anywhere else I don't know. Probably from Ridgeway going uncaptured for so long and with so many victims.
 @Illuminati Well played. But to answer your question, yes Seattle area is riddled with nutjobs. And serial killers.
Yep! Pot and guns.
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THE two most agenda ridden arguments the left puts forth. Neither with any bearing in reality.
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I've never seen anyone go nuts from smoking pot or owning guns. NEVER! And I've yet to see anyone prove it. It's all fabricated in order to gain more control over the people. It's all made up so the special interest groups get a nice dividend, and the fed gets a good ole back scratching.
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Someone prove me wrong.
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ummmm⦠I donât know if you have checked recently but the right is more likely to be against pot.
@flyskiwindsurf  Maybe because there's no "right" pot.
But there is a pot for the right. It is called tighty righty whacky tobacky.
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Just an apolitical nut bag. Demanding to be taken to Alcatraz is not indicative of mental stability. Western State is probably his next home.
Guy was obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed. Its illegal to physically threaten anyone. Here in Washington you're allowed to use up to deadly force if someone is standing in front of you threatening you with a beating.
People are just getting whacky and its going to get worse as the economy continues to decline for at least the next 10 years. Stay away from the nut cases.
After reading the update, I really don't think I'm gonna buy mother's claim that he's a good boy that just did something stupid.
Hopefully I won't be arrested for making this post. Â Has it occurred to anyone else that this guy got exactly what he wanted - an audience?
Opening a door with a gun is definitely not against the law but sending a death threat for the president to the FBI is and absolutely stupid.Most of us Americans have  probably opened the door one time or another with a gun either in hand,in the pocket or holster,that is not against the law.
Well, being that I have never owned a gun, I have never done this. My parents and my 3 adult siblings also have never owned a gun. So to say "most" people, it makes me wonder what kind of people you hang around with.
 @sacrcflyer but we probably have never tried to point a shotgun at a federal agent or a cop after they've knocked and identified themselves haha