{"id":114449,"date":"2024-10-15T15:23:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T08:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114449"},"modified":"2024-10-15T15:23:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T08:23:56","slug":"armed-north-carolina-man-arrested-for-making-threats-about-fema-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114449","title":{"rendered":"Armed North Carolina man arrested for making threats about FEMA workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A North Carolina man was arrested for making threatening comments against Federal Emergency Management Agency workers in Rutherford County as the agency continues to sort the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/06\/us-news\/hurricane-helene-rescue-and-recovery-missions-continue-as-death-toll-rises-over-230-hundreds-more-still-unaccounted\/\">wreckage left by Hurricane Helene.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>William Parsons, 44, was arrested by the Rutherford County Sheriff\u2019s Office and charged with \u201cgoing armed to the terror of the public\u201d after authorities received reports he made threatening comments about FEMA workers while armed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2024\/10\/14\/fema-contractors-ordered-stand-down-hotels-after-security-threats-messages-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to local news outlets<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Parsons was equipped with a rifle and a handgun when he was arrested Sunday. He was released on $10,000 bond.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>North Carolina man William Parsons, 44, was arrested for threatening FEMA workers in Rutherford County. <span class=\"credit\">Rutherford County Sheriff\u0092s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force searching a flood damaged area in Asheville following Hurricane Helene on Oct. 4, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Mario Tama\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tip was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/misinformation\/armed-north-carolina-man-arrested-suspicion-making-threats-fema-worker-rcna175287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called in by a soldier<\/a> who is part of the hurricane response in the devastated area of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. That soldier reported that he saw Parsons making the threatening comments while in a store.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>FEMA\u2019s operations were interrupted on Sunday due to the threat. Those services were resumed Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFEMA continues to support communities impacted by Helene and help survivors apply for assistance,\u201d a FEMA spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cDisaster Recovery Centers will continue to be open as scheduled, survivors continue to register for assistance, and we continue to help the people of North Carolina with their recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Panic spread among the hurricane response workers following initial reports of an \u201carmed militia\u201d who were going to confront the aid workers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A house destroyed by Hurricane Helene in Chimney Rock. <span class=\"credit\">Ben Hendren<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A FEMA worker speaking with a resident in Marion, North Carolina on Oct. 5, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Eduardo Munoz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That claim stemmed from an alert sent by a US Forest Service official on Saturday, which said in part that the National Guard \u201chad come across\u2026trucks of armed militias saying they were hunting FEMA\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/weather\/2024\/10\/13\/federal-officials-nc-temporarily-relocated-amid-report-armed-militia-email-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the North Carolina National Guard had not identified anyone who made such a report.<\/p>\n<p>The Rutherford County Sheriff\u2019s Office said that Parsons acted alone and they do not know of any other credible threats but remain on high alert.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A bridge in Bat Cave partially destroyed by Helene. <span class=\"credit\">Ben Hendren<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Damage from Helene in downtown Chimney Rock. <span class=\"credit\">Ben Hendren<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His arrest comes after multiple false reports spread online of the federal government<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DaysofNoahGen6\/status\/1842617757239476317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> attempting to seize land in the area of Chimney Rock<\/a>. That small mountain town was decimated by Hurricane Helene despite being 400 miles away from where the storm made landfall on Sept. 26.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Power was restored to the Chimney Rock Fire Department last Thursday but many homes and businesses in the area remain without power still.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a war zone,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlos.com\/news\/local\/duke-energy-crews-tackle-tough-terrain-to-power-up-chimney-rock-after-helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said Shawn Calvert of Duke Energy<\/a>, which restored power to the fire department. \u201cHalf of the town of Chimney Rock \u2013 there\u2019s five or six businesses up here that used to be there that are completely gone. The rest of the houses here are half-washed away.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/14\/us-news\/armed-north-carolina-man-arrested-for-making-threats-about-fema-workers\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A North Carolina man was arrested for making threatening comments against Federal Emergency Management Agency workers in Rutherford County as the agency continues to sort the wreckage left by Hurricane &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114449\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}