Idaho Man Accused of Threats Against Police, Damaging Sheriff’s Office Windows
What to know
- Idaho law enforcement arrested a man accused of posting violent threats toward police on Facebook and later smashing windows at the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.
- Authorities say the suspect warned officers to leave the Coeur d'Alene Police Department before traveling to the sheriff’s office, where multiple windows were damaged.
- The man was taken into custody without incident and booked on felony charges including terroristic threats and malicious injury to property.
Officers from the Post Falls Police Department, Kootenai County Sheriff's Office, the Idaho State Police and Coeur d'Alene Police Department began to search for his vehicle.
Just after 6:30 p.m., officers learned he was allegedly smashing out windows at the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office located at 5500 N. Government Way in Coeur d'Alene, according to the release.
A "large number" of law enforcement encountered McClintock walking away from the sheriff's office on Government Way. He followed their directions to lie on the ground and officers arrested him "without incident," according to the release.
Officers booked McClintock into jail. He will face felony charges of terroristic threats and malicious injury to property, according to the release.
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