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Scott Merryman, 37, of Independence, Kansas told a Secret Service agent he was traveling to DC to "lop the head off the serpent in the heart of the nation," and posted on Facebook that he had a "bullet" for President Biden, court documents show.
He also stated he was "cloaked in the blood of the lamb," and was going to jump the White House perimeter fence to see Biden.
Merryman was intercepted by the Secret Service in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel in Hagerstown on Jan. 26, the complaint states.
He is charged with making Threats Against the President of the United States and Interstate Communication Containing a Threat to Harm.
He is expected to appear in Washington County court on Jan. 31.
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