Man pleads guilty in plot to go on 'killing spree' against blacks
March 29, 2010 10:17 p.m. EDT
Daniel Cowart of Bells, Tennessee, faces up to 75 years in prison, the Justice Department said.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Daniel Cowart of Tennessee and Paul Schlesselman of Arkansas face prison time
- Pair conspired to kill more than 100 African-Americans, including Obama
- Men were arrested in October 2008 after an aborted robbery attempt
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(CNN) -- A Tennessee man accused of planning a "killing spree" against African-Americans in a 2008 plot that included then-presidential candidate Barack Obama as a target, pleaded guilty Monday to eight charges in connection with the crime, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Daniel Cowart, 21, of Bells, Tennessee, admitted to conspiring with Paul Schlesselman of West Helena, Arkansas, in planning to kill more than 100 African-Americans, according to the Justice Department.
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