Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Suspect in death threat against Kennedy Center president ordered held without bond
A Virginia man was hit with criminal charges on suspicion of threatening to kill a federal employee identified by Fox News as Richard Grenell, the interim president of the Kennedy Center and a special envoy for President Donald Trump. Scott Allen Bolger, 33, was charged with transmitting threats in interstate commerce and making false statements,…
Read MoreFormer San Antonio City Council staffer arrested for threats toward District 9 office, affidavit says
A staff member for a San Antonio City Council district office has been arrested on a terroristic threat charge, according to an email obtained by KSAT from City Manager Erik Walsh to Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and the city council. Bryan Naylor was arrested Monday, Bexar County court records show. Naylor, who was employed by…
Read MoreTeen arrested after threats cause multiple Minnesota schools to close
Multiple south metro high schools — closed Tuesday because of online threats — will be back open Wednesday. Both the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan District 196 and Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 made the announcements Tuesday afternoon after police gave updates saying there was no longer a threat to the public. The Apple Valley Police Department arrested a…
Read MoreTeen in prior Kenosha school scare arrested for new TikTok threats
The Kenosha Police Department detained a 15-year-old after the Federal Bureau of Investigation flagged a TikTok post that investigators said referenced a school shooting and included the message, “December 16th, its going down.” According to police, the teen was detained and taken to the police department as officers continued the investigation. While at the police…
Read MoreDocs: Johnson City man accused of enticing 13-year-old online as part of nihilist ‘764’ group
A Johnson City man, who authorities claim belonged to a “nihilistic violent extremist” network, faces federal child exploitation charges for allegedly using the online video platform Roblox to entice a 13-year-old girl to send him pictures and videos of her harming herself and engaging in sexually explicit acts. Cayden Newberry is charged with one count…
Read MoreOhio middle school student arrested after reported threat
A middle school student in Ohio was arrested after authorities received reports of a threat on Saturday, according to our CBS affiliate WOIO-19 TV. School staff contacted the Medina County Sheriff’s Office to report the incident. WOIO-19 reported that the sheriff’s office, Highland Middle School staff and the resource officer opened an investigation. Details on…
Read MoreCharlotte-area man charged, arrested by FBI for threats against President Trump
The FBI arrested a Salisbury man accused of making threats against President Donald Trump and others on social media, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina announced Thursday. Christian Daniels has been charged with making threats against the President over several days, and with sending threats across state lines. “It has…
Read MoreNew criminal case filed against man accused of threatening to ‘blow Perryville up’
A man who allegedly threatened to “blow Perryville up” during a phone conversation with a police officer in October and later that day listed the Great Wolf Lodge as one of his targets was back in jail Tuesday night after police re-arrested him in the wake of prosecutors filing a new criminal case, one that…
Read MoreAlabama teen indicted on terrorism, attempted murder charges held without bond, faces max of life in prison
A Limestone County judge ruled for an Athens teen facing terrorism and attempted murder charges in a plot to kill Athens High School faculty and students to be held in jail without bond at a Wednesday bond hearing. Carson Butler, 18, is charged with one count of terrorism, two counts of attempted murder, and two…
Read MoreFormer Vassar College student allegedly spread bomb threat, active shooter hoax
A former Vassar College student has been arrested and accused of falsely claiming on social media that there was a bomb and an active shooter on the college campus on move-in day in August, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. FBI agents arrested Nigel Trenh at his Los Angeles home on Monday in connection with the alleged…
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