▁secure ▁more ▁weapons ▁for ▁the ▁attack . ▁Both ▁plot ters ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁various ▁federal ▁charges ; ▁Judge ▁J . ▁Daniel ▁B reen ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁District ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁sent enced ▁Sch less el man ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁imprison ment ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁Cow art ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Sc r anton ▁" K ill ▁him " ▁threat ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁was ▁widely ▁reported ▁that ▁someone ▁y elled ▁" K ill ▁him !" ▁at ▁a ▁Sc r anton , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁Sarah ▁Pal in ▁r ally ▁when ▁Ob ama ' s ▁name ▁was ▁mentioned . ▁The ▁Secret ▁Service ▁denied ▁this ▁claim , ▁but ▁a ▁Sc r anton ▁Times - T rib une ▁editor ▁said , ▁" We ▁stand ▁by ▁the ▁story . ▁The ▁facts ▁reported ▁are ▁true ▁and ▁that ’ s ▁really ▁all ▁there ▁is ." ▁Also , ▁MS N BC ▁cli ps ▁of ▁McC ain ▁r al lies , ▁while ▁unclear , ▁appear ▁to ▁show ▁two ▁similar ▁inc idents . ▁ ▁Maine ▁" dir ty ▁bomb " ▁threat ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 2 9 - year - old ▁James ▁G . ▁C umm ings , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁white ▁supre mac ist , ▁was ▁shot ▁dead ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁ 3 1