Sgt. Matthew Neu of Manatee County Jail in Florida circled a line from the book of Psalm: Chapter 109 Verse 8, which reads, 'Let his days be few; and let another take his office'.
For many the slogan is a humorous way of expressing disapproval for the President.
Sgt. Neu's colleagues at the Manatee County Central Jail facility in Palmetto, Florida, say it's a well known fact that Neu is not a fan of President Obama.
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But one of the sergeant's co-workers thought he had gone too far and reported his joke to the authorities.
An internal investigation was ordered which culminated in a 16-page report on the incident, and Sergeant Neu was suspended without pay for 26 hours.
Mrs Nash told investigators that the bible belonged to her and that 'whoever left the note wanted the president dead'.
The verse which follows reads, 'Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.' And the Psalm in its entirety asks God to destroy the man.
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The verse, which has become known as Obama's Prayer, has been emailed and tweeted round the globe by Obama critics since late 2009 when it became a hit on Google trends.
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