Arrest made in NC threats against FEMA

Arrest made

Meanwhile, authorities in North Carolina arrested an individual and charged him in connection with alleged threats made against FEMA, a spokesman with the Rutherford County Sherriff’s Office said.

Capt. Jamie Keever, the spokesman, said the charge is going armed to the terror of the public, a misdemeanor, and the man will be identified later Monday in a news release.

The threats were made at a gas station on Route 9 in neighboring Polk County, prompting an attendant there to share concerns with active-duty U.S. soldiers who visited, Keever said. The Army reported the incident to law enforcement authorities, who arrested the man Saturday night.

Keever said while there have been unconfirmed reports of “truckloads of militia men” in the area, the details in this case do not bear that out. “This was a lone individual,” Keever said. “We’re trying to get the word out about that.”

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Just wait — now the sheriff will be threatened.