Iowa man facing terrorism charges after threatening local police department, county attorney

A Northwest Iowa man is facing terrorism charges after he allegedly threatened to bomb the local police department, and threatened the life of a county official.

On Tuesday, Aug. 18. officers say 28-year-old Christian Burford, of Sioux City, was taken into custody and charged with two counts of terrorism.

On Monday, Aug. 17, at 7:27 a.m., officers with the Sioux City Police Department were alerted to the 300 block of Court St. They were called to the area for papers that were left there that appeared threatening in nature.

In a press release from the Sioux City Police Department, officers state on one of the papers was a photo of Woodbury County Attorney James Loomis and a handwritten note claiming there would be a bomb under his vehicle

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