Monday, 03 May 2010 06:28

Roseville Transient Indicted for Hoax Mailings, Threatening President

slide3-roseville_transient_indicted_for_hoax_mailings_threatening_president.pngAmador County – In a related story, a federal grand jury returned a 10-count indictment Thursday charging Timothy Cloud, 62, a transient generally from Roseville and San Francisco, with four counts of hoax mailings, four counts of mailing threatening communications, one count of threatening the President, and one count of crossing state lines after failing to register as a sex offender. Cloud was arrested in San Francisco on April 22, 2010. He is scheduled to appear for arraignment on May 7, 2010. If convicted, Cloud faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each of count of sending the hoax mailings and the threats to the President. He faces a statutory maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count of sending threatening communications. He faces a statutory maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the count of crossing state lines after failing to register as a sex-offender. The charges are only allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.