White House shooter pleads not guilty of Obama assassination attempt

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A 21-year-old US man accused of firing shots at the White House last year, has pleaded not guilty of trying to assassinate President Barack Obama.

Oscar Ortega-Hernandez from the US state of Idaho, was formally charged on 17 counts that also include damaging the White House and assault with a dangerous weapon.

He was accused of taking several shots at the residential area of the White House in November, at least one of which struck the mansion, The BBC reports.

Obama and his wife Michelle were not at the White House at the time.

Ortega-Hernandez has a history of arrests in Texas, Utah and Idaho, but police say he has not been linked with any radical organizations.