NJ airport guard pleads guilty for Obama threat

NJ airport guard pleads guilty for Obama threat

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey airport security guard accused of threatening to shoot President Barack Obama has pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment in a deal with prosecutors. Linden resident John Brek originally faced felony charges of making terroristic threats and receiving stolen property. Each carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Essex County prosecutor's office spokesman Paul Loriquet says the lesser charges carry a maximum 30-day jail sentence. The 55-year-old Brek was arrested Oct. 20 after a Continental Airlines employee at Newark Liberty International Airport reported hearing him say he had "cut a hole in a fence to be able to shoot" Obama a day before the president traveled to New Jersey. He pleaded guilty Friday and remains jailed pending a sentencing hearing Thursday. _Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed._