DENVER — A man who threatened to kill President Barack Obama just before the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver pleaded guilty Friday to federal weapons charges.

Shawn Adolf, 35, faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to having firearms as a felon. Adolf was arrested in August of last year after officers in a Denver suburb pulled over his cousin and found rifles, a bulletproof vest, wigs and fake IDs.

The stop led agents to Adolf, who talked about plans to kill Obama with the rifle. Authorities later determined the men were addled by drugs and had no specific plans to assassinate Obama. U.S. Attorney Troy Eid said the threats were the racist rantings of “methheads.”

The cousin, Tharin Gartrell, was already sentenced to 15 days in prison and six months in a halfway house for possession of methamphetamine. Adolf’s sentencing was set for Feb. 5.

A third man associated with Adolf and Gartrell, Nathan Dwaine Johnson, was sentenced in March to 21 months for possession of a firearm by a felon.

The Obama threat, made just before he arrived in Denver to accept the Democratic nomination for president, prompted a brief security scare.

For the second consecutive year, the Mesa State College women’s cross country team fell one spot shy of qualifying for the NCAA Division II national championships.

The Mavericks placed seventh in the Central Regional Championship in Wayne, Neb., with 184 points. Minnesota-Duluth took the last qualifying team spot with 179 points. Adams State won the team title with 36 points.

Alexis Skarda led Mesa with a 19th place finish, but didn’t qualify for nationals this year. She qualified and placed 19th at nationals last year. Esmeralda Martinez-Ramos finished 22nd.

DURANGO — A medical marijuana dispensary in Durango says a person broke in last week but left without taking anything.

The owner of the Durango Healing Center says the break-in happened early on Halloween. The Durango Police Department reported that the dispensary was using a “dummy” camera that apparently spooked the burglar, who left without taking anything.

A security system was activated, but the suspect was gone by the time police arrived. A new city ordinance that went into effect Nov. 2 — after the burglary — requires marijuana dispensaries to have an alarm system with video surveillance. The new ordinance also requires dispensaries to place the marijuana in secure safes while the business is closed.

A man wanted in connection with Tuesday’s fatal beating in downtown Grand Junction was arrested Friday in Denver.

Sahr Benjamin Mbawa, 27, surrendered to Denver police around 4:30 p.m., without incident, according to Grand Junction police.

An investigation continues.

Mbawa was wanted on suspicion of second-degree murder and first-degree assault in the death of 32-year-old Richard Martinez, who died of injuries from a brawl around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Main and Sixth streets.

According to an arrest affidavit, Mbawa and Martinez were both inside Quincy Bar, 609 Main St., prior to the fight and the two were among a group who left after an altercation involving a third party.

Witnesses described Martinez repeatedly being punched and kicked. The affidavit also alleges Mbawa and another man were heard minutes after the beating at a Clifton gas station laughing and talking about the fight.