A resident of the American city of Medford, Oregon, John Ross received five years in jail for having threatened to kill former US President Barack Obama on his social networking pages, AP reported.. "Vulnerable posts in social media are no less dangerous than threats real. We will continue to investigate and punish for such crimes, "- said in a statement of the district attorney in Oregon Billy Williams.

After serving his sentence, 62-year-old Ross will have to remain under the supervision of the authorities for another three years.

Ross was arrested on April 28 last year near a medical facility in the city of White City. In his Twitter threatened to kill Obama and his family members. In addition, he posted on the Facebook post, which expressed his intention to shoot the hunting rifles in the FBI agents. The convict admitted his guilt, but noted that these threats were not serious, and he was never going to put them into reality.

Original article: In the US, a verdict was handed down for threatening the murder of Obama.