, ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁With ▁trial ▁date ▁set ▁for ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁there ▁was ▁discussion ▁of ▁a ▁ple a ▁agreement ▁for ▁Ge is el , ▁who ▁faced ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁if ▁conv icted ▁on ▁all ▁four ▁counts ▁brought ▁against ▁him . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Ge is el ▁was ▁conv icted ▁on ▁weapons ▁charges ▁and ▁served ▁three ▁years ' ▁super vised ▁prob ation ▁stem ming ▁from ▁that ▁conv iction . ▁The ▁threat ▁charges ▁were ▁dropped ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁ple a ▁agreement . ▁ ▁Ass ass ination ▁plot ▁in ▁Den ver ▁ ▁Three ▁men ▁alleg edly ▁discussed ▁shooting ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama , ▁then ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁president ial ▁nom ine e , ▁during ▁his ▁accept ance ▁speech ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado . ▁C ous ins ▁Th arin ▁G art rell ▁and ▁Sh awn ▁Adolf , ▁and ▁their ▁friend ▁Nathan ▁Johnson , ▁alleg edly ▁came ▁to ▁Den ver ▁specifically ▁to ▁kill ▁Ob ama , ▁and ▁discussed ▁in ▁their ▁hotel ▁room ▁how ▁they ▁could ▁assass inate ▁him . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁G art rell ▁was ▁arrested ▁when ▁police ▁found ▁his ▁tr uck ▁filled ▁with ▁weapons ▁and ▁n arc ot ics . ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Adolf ▁were ▁arrested ▁shortly ▁there after ▁and , ▁during ▁a ▁tele vised ▁interview ,