Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
BG man arrested after threatening mass shooting at mall
Police arrested a Bowling Green man early Friday after suspecting him of posting a threat online to carry out a mass shooting at Greenwood Mall on Black Friday. Jay Gill, 33, was arrested by the Bowling Green Police Department on charges of second-degree terroristic threatening, tampering with physical evidence and second-degree disorderly conduct. According to…
Read MoreFormer Palm Beach Central High School student nabbed for threatening school shooting
A former Palm Beach Central student was arrested Saturday after threatening to “shoot up” the school on Instagram, authorities say. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), the former student, 25-year-old Harold Krebs of Wellington, posted a screenshot of a series of WhatsApp messages to Instagram that included the message “I want to…
Read MoreSwatting attempts hit growing list of Indiana Republican lawmakers, as tensions rise around redistricting
Multiple Republican lawmakers in Indiana have become the victims of swatting attempts on their homes. In a statement, state Senator Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette) said police received a call Thursday morning notifying them of a domestic abuse incident at Deery’s address, and that there would be a threat of violence to officers who respond. “I…
Read MoreGainesville man arrested on federal terrorism threat charges for TikTok posts
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a man residing in Gainesville for threatening people on social media in connection with a known terrorist group. Arsham Rashidi Dizajgan, 27, a citizen, was arrested on Wednesday in Gainesville. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland unsealed an indictment, charging him with six counts of transmitting…
Read MoreLeader of White Supremacist Group Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Hate Crimes and Sending Instructions to Make Bombs and Ricin
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as “Mishka,” “Michael,” “Commander Butcher,” and “Butcher,” pleaded guilty to soliciting hate crimes and sending instructions to make bombs and ricin. Chkhikvishvili was a leader of Maniac Murder Cult, an international racially motivated violent extremist group. Chkhikvishvili recruited people to commit…
Read MoreMontgomery Co. man pleads guilty to mailing threats against Jewish institutions in DC region
A Montgomery County, Maryland, man has pleaded guilty in federal court to mailing threatening letters and postcards to more than a dozen Jewish institutions in Maryland, Virginia, D.C. and elsewhere over the past 18 months, suggesting that buildings would be destroyed and people killed. Clift Seferlis, 55, of Garrett Park, entered guilty pleas Monday in…
Read MorePlane passenger forces emergency landing after saying wife had luggage bomb
A plane flying from Dallas to Chicago had to make an emergency landing at Lambert St. Louis International Airport after a passenger claimed that there was a bomb in his wife’s luggage. United Airlines Flight 380 landed in St. Louis on Sunday morning around 8:40 a.m. local time due to a potential concern, according to…
Read MoreSon of restaurant founder accused of threatening calls to location damaged by explosive device: court records
Evan Glusman, son of Piero’s Italian Cuisine founder Freddie Glusman, is accused of making threatening calls to the restaurant, according to court records filed on Thursday. Court records said Glusman called Piero’s and made threatening phone calls. He is scheduled for a revocation hearing, which determines whether a person has violated the conditions of their…
Read MoreNYPD officers kill man in a shootout after he threatened people and a hospital
A man with a gun was killed in a shootout with police in New York City after he pointed his weapon at a man in an apartment building elevator and a deli worker and threatened to shoot up a hospital, police said. New York Police Department officers took the man to a hospital in a…
Read MoreMacomb County man charged with terrorist threats toward police and judge
A 42-year-old man from Warren is facing multiple felonies after reportedly threatening police and a judge. According to authorities, a police scanner website contacted the Warren Police Department on Oct. 27 about messages it received that threatened specific individuals, including Warren District Judge Suzanne Faunce. Messages allegedly included “Death to Warren PD,” “Death to Judge…
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