The New York Times
Thursday, November 17, 2011 -- 3:04 PM EST
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Attempted Assassination Charge in Shooting at White House, Prosecutor Says
An Idaho man accused of firing two shots at the White House last week has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Obama or his staff.
Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, made his first court appearance before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh on Thursday, one day after he was arrested at a western Pennsylvania hotel. He will be taken back from a federal court in Pittsburgh to face the charges in Washington, D.C.
Ortega will remain in federal custody at least until a magistrate in Washington can determine if he should remain jailed until his trial on the charge, which carries up to life in prison.
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