A Cullman County man was arrested Wednesday and charged with traveling to Georgia with a firearm with the intent to kill then-President Joe Biden during a presidential debate in 2024.Adam Benjamin Hall, 23, of Crane Hill, appeared in federal court Wednesday. He is charged with interstate stalking.According to a criminal complaint, Hall drove from Alabama to Atlanta on June 27, 2024, with the plan to sneak into the CNN-hosted presidential debate to kill Biden.Prosecutors allege that a map screenshot found on Hall’s phone placed him just three blocks from the debate site around 28 minutes before the event was scheduled to begin.“Hall’s alleged actions went beyond mere words and included traveling to Georgia with a firearm to murder President Biden,” U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg said. “Political violence is never acceptable and must be countered by swift intervention and meaningful consequences.”>> AROUND THE COUNTRY: National coverage from WVTM 13Investigators found a note on Hall’s phone described as an “exposé” or “manifesto,” addressed to Palestinian journalists and “the ones who lost their lives along the way.”The document contained explicit threats and calls for insurrection.The manifesto also urged followers to forgo July 4 celebrations and instead arm themselves and march to the Capitol, the White House, and the Supreme Court. It instructed them to “do what is necessary to regain control of our country from the deep state” if federal authorities did not comply.The note concluded with the phrase “Free Palestine” next to an emoji of the Palestinian flag. Officials said the investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed.>> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for free

CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. —

A Cullman County man was arrested Wednesday and charged with traveling to Georgia with a firearm with the intent to kill then-President Joe Biden during a presidential debate in 2024.

Adam Benjamin Hall, 23, of Crane Hill, appeared in federal court Wednesday. He is charged with interstate stalking.

According to a criminal complaint, Hall drove from Alabama to Atlanta on June 27, 2024, with the plan to sneak into the CNN-hosted presidential debate to kill Biden.

Prosecutors allege that a map screenshot found on Hall’s phone placed him just three blocks from the debate site around 28 minutes before the event was scheduled to begin.

“Hall’s alleged actions went beyond mere words and included traveling to Georgia with a firearm to murder President Biden,” U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg said. “Political violence is never acceptable and must be countered by swift intervention and meaningful consequences.”

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Investigators found a note on Hall’s phone described as an “exposé” or “manifesto,” addressed to Palestinian journalists and “the ones who lost their lives along the way.”

The document contained explicit threats and calls for insurrection.

The manifesto also urged followers to forgo July 4 celebrations and instead arm themselves and march to the Capitol, the White House, and the Supreme Court. It instructed them to “do what is necessary to regain control of our country from the deep state” if federal authorities did not comply.

The note concluded with the phrase “Free Palestine” next to an emoji of the Palestinian flag.

Officials said the investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed.

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