Suspect armed with rifle arrested after threats against FEMA in North Carolina
WASHINGTON - A male suspect with an assault rifle who had commented about \"possibly harming\" employees of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency after Hurricane Helene was arrested over the weekend in North Carolina,
North Carolina man accused of threatening FEMA workers with assault rifle amid Hurricane Helene clean-up
Authorities announced a North Carolina man was charged after being accused of threatening FEMA workers in western North Carolina working on recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene.
Man armed with rifle accused of threatening FEMA workers in North Carolina
A man accused of threatening federal disaster workers in western North Carolina has been charged, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.
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William Parsons was arrested after dispatchers were told he was holding an assault rifle and making harmful comments to FEMA employees.
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Republicans and conservative media figures have been pushing Hurricane Helene misinformation since the storm made landfall
NC man with rifle, handgun accused of threatening FEMA workers
In a news release, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday, the 911 communications center got a call that a man with an assault rifle. The caller said he commented about possibly harming FEMA employees in the Lake Lure and Chimney Rock area for Helene relief efforts.
FEMA changes hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after threats
Officials say federal disaster workers paused and then changed some of their hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina, including abandoning door-to-door visits, after receiving threats.
Man accused of threatening FEMA workers with assault rifle in western North Carolina
A man is being charged after being accused of threatening FEMA workers in western North Carolina, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. At around 12:54 p.m. on Saturday, deputies got a report of a man with an assault rifle who made a comment about possibly harming FEMA workers providing
Armed Man Arrested After Reportedly Threatening FEMA Workers
William Jacob Parsons was arrested and charged in North Carolina after he was found with a handgun and a rifle at a supermarket where a federal aid vehicle was parked.
Man arrested for making threats against FEMA employees
William Jacob Parsons, a 44-year-old man who was allegedly spotted armed with an assault rifle, was arrested and charged for making comments about possibly harming Federal Emergency Management Agency workers in North Carolina for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts,
Man arrested, western NC FEMA locations reopen after threats against workers
Several FEMA locations have reopened in western North Carolina after being forced to pause aid over reported threats toward responders. WRAL News received reports of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers being threatened as they work to help victims of Hurricane Helene.
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