One Edgard man was taken into custody on Tuesday after making threats towards police officers on social media.
According to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office, their investigators began looking into a post on social media threatening officers on Monday.
The post stated, “In uh lil while cops in St. Charles are goin to be next. I hope they kill every last 1 of them dirty [censored].”
In light of the recent events in Dallas and Baton Rouge, authorities said the threat was considered to be serious and dangerous.
“The Right to Free speech comes with certain responsibilities. Making threats in this volatile environment incites danger for law enforcement and the public,” Sheriff Greg Champagne said.
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office along with the assistance of the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested: Victor Pablo. Pablo is being charged with terrorizing and threatening a public official. He was booked at the St. John Sheriff’s Office Correctional Center as a fugitive and later taken to the St. Charles Parish Nelson Coleman Correctional Center.
A search warrant was also executed at Pablo’s home where multiple weapons were recovered. Pablo is being held on a $25,000 bond set by Judge Lemmon.