Brek, 55, originally faced felony charges of making terroristic threats and receiving stolen property and could have faced five years in prison, The Star-Ledger reported. The lesser charges carry a maximum 30-day jail sentence.
A Continental Airlines worker at Newark Liberty International Airport told authorities Brek made threatening comments at an airport coffee cart. The worker reported hearing Brek say he had "cut a hole in a fence to be able to shoot" Obama a day before the president traveled to New Jersey. Brek was arrested several hours later and charged under state law with making terroristic threats against the president. He denied making any threats.



