A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Rutherford County, North Carolina for allegedly threatening Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) responders assisting with Hurricane Helene relief efforts.
FEMA has said it “made operational adjustments” in the area following reports of threats against its hurricane responders.William Jacob Parsons, 44, was arrested Saturday after the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office received a call saying the caller witnessed Parsons making threatening comments about Federal Emergency Management Agency responders in Lake Lure and Chimney Rock, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly The soldier said in the report that there was “a truck load of militia involved,” but the sheriff’s office said it found that Parsons had acted alone and that there were no trucks with militia going to Lake Lure.
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