A Wallace State student has been charged with interstate stalking after traveling from Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia, with the intent to kill former President Joe Biden at the first presidential debate during the 2024 election cycle.
Adam Benjamin Hall, 23, of Crane Hill, was arrested on Wednesday by U.S. Secret Service agents with the Atlanta Field Office and later appeared in federal court.
Acting Special Agent in Charge Robert Donovan of the U.S. Secret Service, Atlanta Field Office, addressed Hill's arrest.
"Our highest priority is protecting the President of the United States, and every potential threat is treated with the utmost seriousness," said Donovan. "Our agents, working in close coordination with prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia, worked tirelessly to advance this investigation."
"Hall's arrest is representative of the effectiveness of our combined efforts to safeguard our nation's leadership," added Donovan.
According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, Hall allegedly drove to Atlanta, planning to sneak into the debate hosted by CNN so he could shoot and kill Biden. A screenshot of a map allegedly found on Hall's phone contained a location marker indicating that the phone was three blocks from the debate site, approximately 28 minutes before the debate's scheduled start time.
Hall was also shown to support organizations such as the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. His phone allegedly "contained a note" that he termed his "exposé" or "manifesto." The note was addressed "[t]o all the Palestinian journalists . . . and in remembrance of the ones who lost their lives along the way. Free Palestine," next to an emoji of the flag of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority.
The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be filed later.
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