West Chester, Ohio bartender Michael Robert Hoyt, 44, was indicted on January 7 on charges of threatening to murder House Speaker?John Boehner (R-OH). The man’s plot included either shooting Boehner with a Beretta .380 automatic or poisoning Boehner’s drink at the Wetherington Country Club.?”Bartender Mike,” as he was known, has served the speaker drinks (and you KNOW it has been?a lot of them) for five years.
Apparently Hoyt called the police on October 29 — a week after he was fired from the club for having a bad attitude — and blamed Boehner for all his problems. He said that he called 9-1-1 because he believed evil people planned to “come chop him up” and he wanted to expose Boehner as the devil. Officers went to Hoyt’s home and discovered that it was far worse than they imagined.
From?WCPO-TV:
?Hoyt told the officer he was Jesus Christ and he was going to kill Boehner because Boehner was mean to him at the country club and because Boehner is responsible for Ebola,? United States Capitol Police (USCP) Special Agent Christopher M. Desrosiers said. ?Hoyt advised he had a loaded Beretta .380 automatic and he was going to shoot Boehner and take off.?
Hoyt also claimed that he wants to kill Boehner because he heard the devil’s voice from his car speakers and his home radio after he was fired, and the voices were telling him that Boehner is evil.
Hoyt?emailed the Speaker’s wife about the plot a day before he notified the police. Here’s the email conversation:
Hoyt: ?Mr. Boehner, I sincerely do not want to embarrass anyone. I am willing to drop all of this if you and Dr. Bob Buring deliver my termination report to me personally, or transport me to a secure location where the three of us can have an honest conversation. If I had any intention of hurting Mr. Boehner, I could have poisoned his wine at Wetherington many, many times. I do not believe I have lied about anything nor exaggerated. This is extremely urgent. Tuesday. Earlier the better. Talk to Dr. Bob Buring. PLEASE!!! We can work together and succeed or ?..fail miserably. My phone died. I am at home. I have a dog and cat so please do not bust in. I will leave my lights on inside and out all night. You probably already know where I live. REDACTED Matson Ave. Deer Park, Ohio.?
Debbie Boehner: ?What is this about???
Hoyt: ?Mrs. Boehner, I was fired. I could not email Mr. Boehner directly because of the zip code block on his email. It doesn’t matter anyway. If he took a real interest in anything he would insure his Club was better than the Country, but they are exactly the same and life goes on SSDD. Sincerely, Mike. Mike, your former bartender.?
Mr. Hoyt has a history of psychiatric illness and was off his medication. He believes that the Speaker got him fired. Maybe he did. Boehner claims that he remembers Hoyt as a bartender, but had no memory of negative interactions with him.
We’re certain that Boehner?was indeed likely mean to this nice fella, but come on, we can’t be threatening to kill folks cuz they’re mean. There’d be no Republicans left in the country! We don’t wish anyone ill. Boehner retired in disgrace? Oh yeah.?We’d settle for that.
Boehner’s spokesman said that he is?”aware of the situation and sincerely thanks the FBI, the Capitol Police and the local authorities in Ohio for their efforts.”
Hoyt is being evaluated at the Federal Medical Center, Devens, a Massachusetts prison for male inmates requiring specialized mental health care.
