▁contact ed ▁the ▁Secret ▁Service , ▁who ▁question ed ▁Bl anch ard . ▁He ▁denied ▁making ▁the ▁thre ats , ▁but ▁alleg edly ▁told ▁the ▁Secret ▁Service ▁agents ▁he ▁believed ▁Ob ama ▁was ▁the ▁Ant ich rist ▁proph es ied ▁in ▁the ▁Bible . ▁The ▁Secret ▁Service ▁later ▁got ▁a ▁second ▁call ▁from ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁Crow ne ▁Pla za ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁where ▁Bl anch ard ▁was ▁over he ard ▁in ▁the ▁lo bb y ▁rest room ▁saying ▁into ▁his ▁cell ▁phone , ▁" I ' ll ▁get ▁a ▁sni per ▁rif le ▁and ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁it ▁myself . ▁Some body ' s ▁got ▁to ▁do ▁it ▁... ▁We ▁both ▁know ▁Ob ama ▁is ▁the ▁anti - Christ ." ▁Bl anch ard ▁had ▁claimed ▁he ▁would ▁buy ▁a ▁sni per ▁rif le ▁and ▁p istol ▁from ▁the ▁Hy att ▁Gun ▁Sh op ▁in ▁Charlotte . ▁The ▁gun ▁shop ▁owner ▁said ▁Bl anch ard ▁has ▁visited ▁the ▁store ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁buy ▁any ▁weapons . ▁Bl anch ard ▁was ▁placed ▁into ▁cust ody ▁on ▁fel ony ▁charges ▁of ▁making ▁thre ats ▁against ▁a ▁major ▁candidate ▁for ▁president , ▁and ▁a ▁psych iat ric ▁evaluation ▁was ▁ordered . ▁It ▁was ▁question ed ▁how ▁much ▁evidence ▁existed ▁that ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁with ▁an ▁assass ination ▁attempt ; ▁later , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁federal ▁aff id av it , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁proof ▁of ▁any ▁further ance ▁of ▁his ▁crime . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Bl anch