Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Bad calls: Philly man pleads to making fake terror attack tips on fantasy football rival
A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to charges involved after he made fake tips to various officials in order to falsely accuse a fantasy football rival of planning to commit terror attacks. On Wednesday, United States Attorney Jacqueline Romero announced that Matthew Gabriel, 25, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to two counts of interstate and foreign…
Read MoreAlaska man charged with threatening to kill Supreme Court justices
An Alaska man is accused of threatening to hurt and kill six justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, according to court documents. Panos Anastasiou allegedly sent over 465 messages from March 2023 to July 16 to six of the nine justices through a website that the court maintained, according to the indictment. “Some of these…
Read MoreMan arrested following threat to Montgomery VA hospital
A man is in custody following what started as an “active shooter investigation” Wednesday morning at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System’s Perry Hill Road campus. After the threat and subsequent lockdown, authorities say they arrested the suspect at his Camp Hill home. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency identified him as Michael Barnett, 61.…
Read MoreBomb threat forces lockdowns at 2 Springfield hospitals; nothing found during investigation
A bomb threat forced two Springfield area hospitals to lock down early Saturday morning. News Center 7 first reported that Kettering Health Springfield went into lockdown this morning after receiving information regarding a bomb threat. Now, Mercy Health-Springfield Regional Medical Center officials say they also received reports of a bomb threat Saturday morning and were…
Read MoreSpringfield City Hall, school, county hit by threats tied to Haitian issue
Multiple city, county and school buildings around Springfield were closed Thursday after a bomb threat “to multiple facilities throughout Springfield,” according to a city statement released Thursday morning. Springfield City Hall was evacuated around 8:30 a.m. Springfield Mayor Rob Rue said everyone who was in the City Hall building was moved out and is safe.…
Read MoreBomb threats reported at multiple buildings in Springfield, Ohio
A bomb threat has prompted a major police response in Springfield, Ohio, on Thursday morning, according to the city commission office. The threat was sent via email “to multiple agencies and media outlets,” the office said. “Our primary concern is the safety and well-being of our employees and residents. We are working to address this…
Read MorePakistani National with Ties to Iran Charged in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Official
Asif Merchant, also known as Asif Raza Merchant, was indicted yesterday with attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries and murder-for-hire as part of a scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. Law enforcement foiled the plot before any attack could be carried out. Merchant was previously…
Read MoreSandy man arrested after alleged bomb threat and damaging over 50 cars, police say
A Sandy man was arrested Monday night after police say went through the parking area of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute and damaged numerous vehicles. Officers located 54 damaged vehicles as of midday Tuesday and were still counting, said University of Utah Police Capt. Brian Lohrke. The damage on each vehicle ranges from smashed windows…
Read MoreNeighbors say Kentucky highway shooting suspect threatened them with rifle: “I’ll just kill you”
Neighbors of the Kentucky man who allegedly shot five people at random on Interstate 75 over the weekend and is now the subject of a multi-agency manhunt say the suspect, 32-year-old Joseph Couch, had previously pointed his rifle at them, acted erratically and even appeared to walk in circles outdoors while holding a rifle at…
Read MoreMaryland elections officials deal with threats of violence, turnover concerns ahead of presidential election
Since the last presidential election, Maryland has seen a concerning rise in turnover among our state’s election officials, with nearly half new to their positions, according to research from the Bipartisan Policy Center. As of January 2024, Maryland saw turnover in 11 voting jurisdictions. Turnover is also on the rise nationally, according to a CBS…
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