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August 12, 2011 in Region
Man who threatened congressman sentenced
Charles Habermann, 32, of Palm Springs, Calif., accused of making threatening phone calls to the office of U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, walks out of the Federal Courthouse in Seattle on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, after pleading not guilty in U.S. District Court.
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SEATTLE — A California man with a multimillion-dollar trust fund has been sentenced to eight months in prison for threatening U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, and he’ll have to pay the cost of his own incarceration.
Charles Turner Habermann, of Palm Springs, called the Seattle Democrat’s office last December, identified himself by name and telephone number, and proceeded to leave two obscene, four-minute-long messages threatening to kill him.
U.S. District Judge James Robart sentenced him Friday, three months after the 33-year-old pleaded guilty. He fined Habermann more than $54,000.
Habermann has said he was drunk when he made the calls and never meant to hurt anyone. His attorney wrote in a sentencing memo that he has a long history of drug abuse and that his parents were wealthy but divorced when he was young and never showed him love or encouragement.
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misjustice on August 12 at 2:52 p.m.
Well, maybe he can find him some love in jail.
What a rich idiot; enough money to live how he wants and maybe even do some good in the world but all he chooses to do is get blotto and threaten legislators…
*sigh*
Mike1950 on August 12 at 3:27 p.m.
Let’s see, a rich kid who most likely never had to hold a job in his life or accept any responsibility for anything he did. A rich kid who probably heaped a lot of guilt on his parents for getting divorced and they gave in to his every demand. And now the rich kid blames drugs and his upbringing for making two calls to McDermott’s number. Wow what a crock. I wonder who he will blame for his bad behavior in jail. I think mis had it right it could be where he finds the love he missed out on as a kid.
By the way, if he has to pay for his incarceration does he get to pick out his cell and order room service???
johnclarke on August 12 at 4:23 p.m.
All that money and he uses crisco in his hair. What, is he on his way to a speakeasy ?
liberal_in_right_wing_land on August 12 at 4:27 p.m.
Pathetic trust fund baby loser.
Smokie on August 12 at 4:35 p.m.
Strange, you never hear about a deranged liberal threatening a conservative politician. Remember the Republican wielding the meat cleaver at the Patty Murray rally here in Spokane? Every recent act of violence or threat of violence, here in the US or around the world, stems from an irrational “conservative” belief system.
Not a bad plan Republicans. Many Americans will politically knuckle under to those who seem the most deranged and violent - thinking they won’t get hurt that way. Unfortunately, it seldom works out in the end.
WillyPeter on August 12 at 7:17 p.m.
Like saying, “Kill Romney!” Guess that’s OK.
P.S. which comes after “kill Bush.”
detroitdude on August 12 at 7:26 p.m.
@ WillyPeter: Who said that?
misjustice on August 12 at 7:29 p.m.
Yeah, WP; no one that I know talks like that…who said that?
drywitt99 on August 13 at 12:39 a.m.
Like saying, “Kill Romney!” Guess that’s OK.
That’s NOT the entire quote WP.
“Kill Romney” with kindness!!