Saturday, August 02, 2008

SW Florida Man, Upset About Facing County Foreclosure, Threatens To Bomb Government Center, Code Enforcement Offices Say Cops

In Collier County, Florida, the Naples Daily News reports:

  • A 61-year-old man upset about facing foreclosure was arrested Monday after he made threatening comments to a Collier County government official, according to Collier County Sheriff's Office reports.

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  • Arrest reports say [property owner Jean Claude] Martel showed up at the Collier County manager’s office at the Collier County Government Center [... in] East Naples, around 12:30 p.m. on July 25 and refused to leave until he spoke with the county manger. Deputy County Manager Leo Ochs spoke to Martel, who was upset because the county was foreclosing on his property, arrest reports said.

  • During their conversation Martel threatened several times to blow up buildings at the county government center and at the county code enforcement offices [...] in East Naples, arrest reports said. He also threatened to shoot county employees if they attempted to enter his property and to burn any buildings that might be built on “his land,” arrest reports said.

For the story, see Man arrested for alleged threats at Collier County manager's office in foreclosure case.