Ozark man charged with threatening Obama

A three judge court of appeals, banned a ruling from Monday, September 26th, that said that the government can force-medicate a local man who is charged with threatening the president of the United States. In addition to threatening phone calls, the government has found videos on Derick Matthews Pfeifer’s Facebook page calling himself the “Jehovah God” while holding a handgun to the camera.

“Do you feel the heat Mr. Obama?" said Pferifer. "Jesus is not playing with you… The constitution gives me the right to bear arms. Just to let you know that I ain’t violent unless [the] police mess with me. I’m peaceful, even with you, Mr. Obama.” In another video he even threatens Obama’s family, members of the congress and police officers.

In 2014, he made calls to the Social Security Administration Office and the Federal Protective Services Mega Center, both of which are located in Michigan. On one of these, he threatened to “blow up” a social security facility and harm the employees and, reportedly, speaking as an agent of God, threatened President Barack Obama.

In October of 2015 the court diagnosed Pfeifer with Delusional disorder and deemed Mr. Pfeifer incompetent to stand trial. He was refused anti-psychotic medication because he does not believe he is mentally ill. The government sought out the force-medicated Pfeifer in an attempt to make him stand trial. District stage, Myron Thompson, ruled that it was in Pfeifer’s best interest, to attempt to appeal to the government and revoke serious charges. The appeal agreed.

“While it is true that Pfeifer will likely be institutionalized for a lengthy period, if not indefinitely, his violent actions were serious and not humorous." The appeal wrote in a five-page ruling. "In addition, it is unlikely that Pfeifer will gain competency on his own, and delays in prosecution only serve to make process less efficient or fair. The government has met its burden of showing an important interest in medicating Pfeifer.”