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Thursday, October 8, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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Threats

SAN ANTONIO — William Oliver Towery, a former school district police officer from New Braunfels, Texas, was convicted of making threats against President Joe Biden, who was a candidate for office at the time. Towery sent a text saying he had been practicing his “sniping skills” in preparation for a campaign rally where Biden was set to appear.

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