POTENTIAL THREAT TO POTUS, SECSTATE AND SECDEF

UNCLAS MONTREAL 001222 SIPDIS TERREP SENSITIVE FOR DS/ICI/PII, OTTAWA FOR RSO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC PTER SUBJECT: POTENTIAL THREAT TO POTUS, SECSTATE AND SECDEF ¶1. (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) On September 4, 2003, the RCMP in Montreal notified the RSO's Office that during the month of August, a subject identified as Eric FOREST, a Canadian citizen, DOB: 04/30/1976, indicated to the RCMP that he would travel to Washington, D.C. to judge President Bush, Secretary of State Powell and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld for a "September 11th conspiracy." Although FOREST indicated he would cause the three no harm, he also indicated that he was "Jesus Christ" and that as such, he would be judging them. ¶3. (SBU) FOREST later called the RCMP and indicated that President Bush had been arrested and that he had to travel to Washington to judge the President. ¶4. (SBU) On August 31st, the RCMP contacted the Montreal Police Department which arrested FOREST on a previously issued warrant. During the arrest procedure, it was decided that FOREST would be referred to psychiatric hospitals for evaluation, however, because of Canada's privacy laws, it is now unclear as to whether or not FOREST is still under psychiatric observation in Montreal, or if he has been released. ¶5. (U) The POC for this matter is RSO Michael H. Nelson, AmConGen Montreal, (514) 398-0731. ALLEN