Provo man charged with threat of terrorism after allegedly threatening to blow up Missionary Training Center

A Provo man who allegedly threatened to blow up the Missionary Training Center was charged Tuesday with threat of terrorism.

Anthony Hambleton Beardall, 49, was charged with one count of threat of terrorism, a second degree felony, and one count of electronic communication harassment, a misdemeanor.

On April 24, 2024, Beardall allegedly called the BYU information center and threatened to blow up the Missionary Training Center.

According to court documents, he told the person on the phone, “You better shut down the [Missionary Training Center], or we’re going to blow [it] out of the water, baby.”

Read more: ABC 4 (Utah)