William Parsons, 44, of Bostic, NC, has been arrested and charged with 'going armed to the terror of the public' after allegedly threatening FEMA workers in Rutherford County. Parsons was found armed with a handgun and rifle and released on bond.
The sheriff's office in Rutherford County , NC, announced Monday that they'd arrested a man and charged him with allegedly threatening to harm Federal Emergency Management Agency workers in the area.
Parsons was released Saturday after posting $10,000 bond, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. "Recently in the mountain region, there have been threats made against them," Ashe County Sheriff Phil Howell"This has not happened in Ashe County or the surrounding counties," Howell added. "Out of an abundance of caution, they have paused their process as they are assessing the threats."
Search and rescue efforts in the affected areas continue, a federal source told ABC News. However, while FEMA assesses potential threat information, disaster survivor assistance teams are currently working at fixed locations and secure areas instead of going door to door, out of an abundance of caution, the source said, adding that FEMA will monitor threat information and make adjustments to this posture on a regular basis in coordination with local officials.
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