Judge frees ex-airport guard accused of Obama threats

11/20/09: CNN reports that John Brek, a former security guard at a New Jersey airport who was accused of making threats against the president is expected to be released from jail Thursday after a judge determined that he is not a threat to himself or others, the prosecutor's office said.

11/17/09: The Star-Ledger reports that John Brek, a security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport who has been in jail since his arrest last month for threatening to shoot President Obama, has pleaded guilty to lesser charges and is expected to be released Thursday, his attorney and law enforcement authorities said yesterday.