Suspect in White House shooting case expected to take plea deal during DC court appearance
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An Idaho man charged with trying to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting an assault rifle at the White House is scheduled to be in court to accept a plea deal in the case.
Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez is scheduled to appear in federal court in Washington on Wednesday for a plea hearing. One of Ortega-Hernandez's lawyers, Robert Feitel, confirmed earlier this week that he anticipated the case would be resolved by a plea.
Ortega-Hernandez was scheduled to be tried later this month for the 2011 shooting. It didn't injure anyone but left more than five bullet marks on the executive mansion.
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Prosecutors say Ortega-Hernandez told acquaintances before the shooting that Obama was the Antichrist and "the devil" and that he needed to kill him.