Fox News By Stepheny Price
Authorities say the suspect, William Jacob Parsons, was armed with a handgun and rifle at the time of his arrest
A North Carolina man is being accused of threatening FEMA workers with an assault rifle in western North Carolina who are helping with recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene.
Just before 1 pm on Saturday, deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office received reports about a man with an assault rifle making comments about potentially harming FEMA workers in the area of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock.
Rutherford County deputies alerted Lake Lure officers and other local agencies of the threat once they were made aware of it.
Once on the scene in Polk County where the threat was made, investigators were able to get a description of the suspects vehicle and share the information on the suspect with other agencies.
An hour after the report, authorities were able to track down the suspect, who was identified as William Jacob Parsons, 44, of Bostic.
Parsons was taken into custody and charged with going armed to the terror of the public, officials said.
Parsons was transported to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Detention Center where he was given a $10,000 secured bond. Officials said he has since made a bond and has been released from custody…
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