Man who tried to arrest (jury) foreman given 60 days (Birther wanted to indict Obama)
MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — A Sweetwater man was sentenced to 60 days in jail for trying to arrest a Monroe County grand jury foreman who refused to indict President Obama on treason charges.
A Madisonville jury on Tuesday found Walter Fitzpatrick III guilty of disrupting a meeting and resisting arrest. He was found not guilty of retaliation and civil rights intimidation.
The Navy veteran on April 1 tried to make a citizen’s arrest on the grand jury foreman, contending his chairmanship was illegal. Fitzpatrick had wanted Obama indicted because he believes the president is not an American citizen. Obama was born in Hawaii.
Fitzpatrick represented himself at the one-day trial.
Co-defendant Darren Huff, of Dallas, Ga., earlier pleaded guilty to disrupting a meeting. Huff also faces federal charges after he came to the courthouse armed during Fitzpatrick’s arraignment.