Campaign call sparks Secret Service visit

Lufkin woman denies alleged ‘death threat’ against Sen. Obama

By: Jim Williamson - Texarkana Gazette

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks Sunday at a rally at Memorial Stadium at Asheville High School in Asheville, N.C. A Lufkin, Texas, woman was recently visited by Secret Service agents following a call from a Texarkana-based Obama volunteer. Associated Press

A telephone request from the Obama Volunteers of Texarkana asking a Lufkin, Texas, woman to vote for Sen. Barack Obama has prompted an investigation of a perceived “death threat” against the presidential candidate.

But Jessica Hughes, who was questioned by the Secret Service about her all...

Published: 10/08/2008