Only three nights before Barack Obama will be giving his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, news is surfacing that four people are now under arrest in connection with a plot to assassinate the presidential hopeful. 

CBS4 of Denver is reporting that one of the suspects told authorities that they were “going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a rifle sighted at 750 yards.”  Law enforcement sources told CBS4 that one of the suspects “was directly asked if they had come to Denver to kill Obama.  He responded in the affirmative.”

The story began Sunday morning when Aurora police pulled over 28 year-old Tharin Gartrell for driving in an erratic manner.  Police found two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with walkie-talkies, camouflage clothing, a spotting scope, a bulletproof vest, fake I.D.’s, and methamphetamine.  One of the rifles was listed as stolen from Kansas.

Authorities then went to the Cherry Creek Hotel to contact one of Gartrell’s associates.  The man was wanted on numerous warrants and jumped from the sixth floor of the hotel.  Sources say the man broke an ankle in the fall and was captured moments after.  Sources also say the man was wearing a swastika ring and is thought to have connections to white supremacist organizations.

The FBI, Secret Service, ATF, and the joint terrorism task force are all investigating the plot, and a news conference will be held tomorrow in Denver.