Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Austin drag brunch canceled after bomb threat
An Austin drag brunch and pride market was canceled Saturday after organizers received a threat. On social media, the Brewtorium Brewery said it was closed for the rest of Saturday due to a bomb threat citing the drag show. The rest of the “Legendary Drag Brunch and Market” event was also canceled. The north Austin…
Read MoreCalifornia Man Found Guilty of Sending Threatening Emails to FBI that Included Threats to Bomb Its L.A. Field Office
A federal jury convicted a California man for sending threatening emails to the FBI, including ones in which he threatened to bomb the FBI Los Angeles Field Office and referenced the notorious “Unabomber.” Mark William Anten, 52, of Sun Valley, was found guilty of two counts of threats by interstate communication. He has been in…
Read MoreWashington state man sentenced for 20 ‘swatting’ calls of false threats in U.S., Canada
A Washington state man who made 20 false reports of bombs and shootings around the U.S. and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses, has been sentenced to three years in prison, U.S. authorities said. Ashton Connor Garcia, 21, of Bremerton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Tuesday, according to a statement from…
Read MoreTexas Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Making Threats Against Employees of Sikh Organization
A Texas man has been charged with a federal hate crime and for making interstate threats against the employees of a Sikh nonprofit organization. Bhushan Athale, 48, of Dallas, was charged by complaint with one count of interfering with federally protected activities through the threatened use of a dangerous weapon and one count of transmitting…
Read MoreHelena man accused of school threats sentenced to prison for homemade bombs
A Helena man accused of making threats against Helena Public Schools and possessing homemade bombs was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. In January, Logan Pallister, 25,pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device and an unregistered silencer in federal court. Helena Police were…
Read MoreElection officials in key battleground states say they’re prepared for threats to poll workers ahead of 2024 elections
A bipartisan panel of four secretaries of state from key battleground states on Thursday told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that they’re prepared to execute a safe and secure presidential election, despite previous threats to election workers. “Should any of that ugliness that we all experienced in 2020 return,” Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al…
Read MoreCalifornia Man Arrested for Making Violent Threats Against North Carolinians
A Huntington Beach, California, man was arrested today on federal charges relating to sending threats to individuals and knowingly making false bomb threats. Kevin Dunlow, age 62, is charged in a complaint unsealed today in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina following his arrest in California. He will have his…
Read MoreEvergreen man sentenced after threatening mass violence at 3 Colorado locations
Evergreen man Kyle William Staebell was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Thursday for making threats to commit mass violence. According to the defendant’s plea, in the early morning hours of Jan. 16, 2023, the defendant, 34, threatened to attack the Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Denver, an office of the Department of…
Read MoreUnder new policy, Broward schools won’t automatically evacuate after bomb threats
Public schools in Broward County are no longer being automatically evacuated if they receive bomb threats via phone, text or email, according to a new district policy. The decision, laid out in a May 10 memo to sent to principals from the district’s head of safety and security, “came in regards to our constant evacuations…
Read MoreMarinette man charged with terror threats, accused of threatening office with AR-15
A Marinette man faces a charge of making terrorist threats for allegedly threatening to enter a county office with an AR-15. Bryan Korpal, 38, made an initial court appearance Wednesday, where a $10,000 cash bond was set. He returns to court June 3 for a balance of initial appearance. According to a news release from…
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