▁Johnson ▁later ▁indicated ▁Adolf ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁planned ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁threat . ▁Author ities ▁later ▁down play ed ▁the ▁thre ats ▁and ▁indicated ▁the ▁tri o ▁had ▁little ▁chance ▁of ▁successfully ▁killing ▁Ob ama . ▁The ▁three ▁men ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁drug ▁and ▁weapons ▁charges ▁and ▁sent enced , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁face ▁federal ▁charges ▁of ▁threaten ing ▁a ▁president ial ▁candidate . ▁ ▁Ass ass ination ▁plot ▁in ▁Tennessee ▁ ▁Paul ▁Sch less el man ▁and ▁Daniel ▁Cow art , ▁two ▁men ▁with ▁strong ▁white ▁supre mac ist ▁belief s , ▁alleg edly ▁planned ▁a ▁murder ▁sp ree ▁of ▁ 8 8 ▁African - Amer icans ▁( 1 4 ▁of ▁whom ▁they ▁were ▁planning ▁to ▁be head ) ▁in ▁Tennessee , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁young ▁students ▁at ▁an ▁un ident ified , ▁pre domin antly ▁African - American ▁school . ▁They ▁alleg edly ▁planned ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁sp ree ▁by ▁driving ▁their ▁vehicle ▁toward ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁as ▁fast ▁as ▁they ▁could ▁and ▁shooting ▁at ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁windows . ▁The ▁two ▁men ▁were ▁arrested ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁after ▁they ▁b rag ged ▁to ▁their ▁friends ▁about ▁firing ▁sh ots ▁at ▁a ▁church ▁in ▁Brow ns ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁Sch less el man ▁and ▁Cow art ▁were ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁several ▁guns ▁during ▁their ▁arrest , ▁and ▁they ▁alleg edly ▁told ▁police ▁they ▁intended ▁to ▁rob ▁a ▁fire ar ms ▁deal er ▁and ▁other ▁stores ▁to