--- description: A man was arrested in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night after a report that he was planning to kidnap one of the Obama family's dogs. title: Obama Dogs: Man Arrested for Plot to Kidnap the Obamas' Dog image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda6c97d2a2c1bca3/6987e519428a9e59aecca388/ap7293624974.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Man Arrested for Plot to Kidnap the Obamas' Dog  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 8, 2016 4:57 PM CUT  Aug. 19, 2013\. This photo released by the White House shows Bo, left, and Sunny, the Obama family dogs, on the South Lawn of the White House. Aug. 19, 2013\. This photo released by the White House shows Bo, left, and Sunny, the Obama family dogs, on the South Lawn of the White House.Pete Souza—The White House/AP  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 8, 2016 4:57 PM CUT A man was arrested in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night after a report that he was planning [to kidnap](http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Man-Who-Claimed-He-Was-Jesus-Planned-to-Kidnap-Obama-Familys-Dog-Police-Say-364646181.html?%5Fosource=SocialFlowTwt%5FDCBrand "undefined") one of the Obama family’s dogs. A North Dakota man, Scott Stockert, was arrested at a Hampton Inn, NBC reports, after a tip from the Secret Service’s Minnesota field office about his dog kidnapping plan. The agents who arrested him found unregistered guns in his car and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In the course of his questioning and arrest, Stockert claimed he was Jesus Christ, his parents were John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, and that he was going to run for President. The Obamas have two Portuguese water dogs, Bo and Sunny. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4173044/obama-dog-kidnap-sunny-bo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4173044/obama-dog-kidnap-sunny-bo/"},"headline":"Man Arrested for Plot to Kidnap the Obamas' Dog","datePublished":"2016-01-08T16:57:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:54:45.863Z","description":"His dog kidnap plot was foiled","url":"https://time.com/4173044/obama-dog-kidnap-sunny-bo/","keywords":["Crime","White House"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda6c97d2a2c1bca3/6987e519428a9e59aecca388/ap7293624974.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda6c97d2a2c1bca3/6987e519428a9e59aecca388/ap7293624974.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A Washington Summer","caption":"A Washington Summer","creditText":"Pete Souza—The White House/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4173044/obama-dog-kidnap-sunny-bo/","name":"Man Arrested for Plot to Kidnap the Obamas' Dog"}}]}] ```