Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Baltimore County man arrested for going to crash survivor’s home, making threats while armed
A Baltimore County man is behind bars and facing assault and weapons charges after police said he went to the neighborhood of a 16-year-old recovering from a serious car crash and threatened that teen’s mother and others in the community. Police found more than a dozen weapons inside the suspect’s home, a short distance away.…
Read MoreTwo hostages released, others remained trapped amid bomb threat at Bakersfield bank building
Police were negotiating into the night Tuesday with a man believed to be in possession of a bomb who was holding people hostage inside a building in downtown Bakersfield, authorities said. Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department responded to a confirmed bomb threat at the “Chase Bank Building” at Chester Avenue and 17th Street on…
Read MoreQueensland teenager, 13, charged over alleged plot to attack school
A teenager who police allege was planning an attack on a school has been charged after allegedly threatening people with a knife in Queensland. The 13-year-old boy was arrested at a business on Saltwater Creek Road in Maryborough, about three hours north of Brisbane, about 9am last Thursday. Police allege the boy was armed with…
Read MoreSPD Investigating Potential Threat at Tacoma University
A Tacoma college student has been hospitalized and served with an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) after investigators say he posted a picture of a shotgun on a messaging app referencing a mass shooting. On May 26 just before 1:00 p.m., patrol officers received a crisis complaint after a photograph of a shotgun was seen…
Read More2 facing charges after online messages allegedly involved plans for school shooting
A Shelby County woman is one of two people facing charges after federal law enforcement say she admitted to exchanging online messages involving plans to commit a violent attack at a school. According to an affidavit, Katherine Joiner from Wilsonville, Alabama and Ethan Bassett from Glen, Mississippi face charges of transmitting threatening communications in interstate…
Read MoreMan faces charges for threatening CEO of Turning Point USA, bomb threats in San Antonio
A man was arrested after allegedly threatening Erika Kirk and posting bomb threats targeting downtown San Antonio ahead of her June visit for a Turning Point USA event. Online records state that Jacob Wenske, 26, faces charges of terroristic threat – impact to public service/public fear – serious bodily injury/influence government. This charge is a…
Read MoreOregon teen charged for making threatening phone calls that forced multiple Ohio schools into lockdown
An Oregon man is facing up to 10 years in prison after he allegedly made dozens of threatening calls to schools across Ohio, prompting multiple lockdowns earlier this year, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio. Following an investigation, it was announced Wednesday that 18-year-old Nathan Hayes, of Sweet Home,…
Read MoreRidgeland man faces attempted homicide charge after making alleged threats towards school
A Ridgeland man faces attempted homicide charge, among others, after making alleged threats towards Prairie Farm School. According to a criminal complaint, 36-year-old Dustin Rudd is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, attempting to take hostages, possession of a firearm on grounds of a school and making terrorist threats. The criminal complaint states that on…
Read MoreDetroit Zoo threat part of swath of reports around U.S.
The Detroit Zoo says it was the target of an unspecified threat on Tuesday, prompting it to work with law enforcement. They later determined the threat was not credible. However, the zoo said similar calls had been made to other zoos around the country in recent weeks. There have been no related incidents or harm…
Read MoreTennessee teen sentenced after planning mass casualty attack at Nashville mosque
Court documents reveal that the Stewart County teen charged with planning to attack a Nashville mosque has been sentenced in federal court. Gunner Fisher, 19, was sentenced on May 6 following an investigation by the FBI in 2024. Fisher will begin his sentence of 24 months in prison in July 2026. He pleaded guilty to…
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