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Oct 21, 2009 3:20 pm US/Eastern

Man In Custody For Possible Threat Against Obama

NEW YORK (CBS) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting on October 15, 2009 at the University of New Orleans in New Orleans.
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CBS station WCBS-TV in New York has confirmed that a Newark Liberty International Airport employee was taken into custody last night in connection with a threat against President Barack Obama.

According to a Port Authority spokesman, John Breck was arrested in his New Jersey home after a co-worker alerted authorities that the suspect made threatening remarks about President Obama.

Breck allowed police to search his Linden home and officers found 43 firearms.

U.S. Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley says the 55-year-old denied making any threats.

It is not known whether the alleged threats against the president were made to coincide with his trip to the tri-state area on Tuesday and Wednesday.

President Obama was in New York City on Tuesday applauding the efforts of the NYPD-FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. He then attended a couple fundraisers to raise money for the Democratic party.

Obama will be in New Jersey on Wednesday to campaign for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine. Air Force One is scheduled to land around 4:30 p.m.