White House Shooter Pleads Guilty, Faces at Least 10 Years in Prison

An Idaho man is facing at least 10 years in prison after acknowledging that he shot an assault rifle at the White House two years ago.

Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez pleaded guilty Wednesday to two of the 19 charges against him as a result of the November 2011 shooting. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors will drop the remaining charges. That includes the most serious charge he faced, attempting to assassinate the president, which carried a potential life sentence.

No one was injured in the shooting, but it left a number of bullet marks on the executive mansion.

Prosecutors say Ortega-Hernandez told acquaintances before the shooting that President Barack Obama was the Antichrist and "the devil" and that he needed to kill him.

A judge set sentencing for January.

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