Missouri man who pledged ‘there will be blood’ again threatens government, police say
An Ashland, Mo., man made a second terrorist threat in recent weeks against the government, police said.
Jeffery O’Laughlin called U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s office in Columbia on Wednesday and threatened to “use gun powder and put some people in the grave,” according to the Columbia Daily Tribune.
O’Laughlin is charged with making a terrorist threat, a crime he was charged with last month after allegedly pledging to kill people at the Missouri Supreme Court or at a dentist’s office using explosives or an AR-15.
“There will be blood in the streets,” he allegedly said then. He was arrested by Missouri Capitol Police from the Professional Registration Building, ABC17 reported.
His bond was set at $1,000 last month.
O’Laughlin reportedly believes that multiple dentists and the Dental Board have conspired to track his movements using a transmitter in his tooth filling.
He was not in police custody as of Saturday afternoon, according to Matt Long, a corrections officer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.
His bond was set at $50,000 for this most recent alleged threat.
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This story was originally published January 27, 2018 at 4:45 PM with the headline "Missouri man who pledged ‘there will be blood’ again threatens government, police say."