Cox’s own mother confirmed along with authorities that Cox is a “fanatical supporter” of Obama, and they suspect Sheriff Joe’s ongoing investigation into the legitimacy of the purported birth certificate may have been the reason behind the disturbing threat.

Upon Cox’s January arrest, Sheriff Joe said, “I will not be intimidated against pursuing this investigation into Obama’s eligibility to serve as the president of the United States.”

And Sheriff Joe has held true to his word even as several Mexican drug cartels have posted a $4 million reward for his execution making the Obama administration’s petty smear-campaign and personal defamation strategy look like chump-change in comparison