Friday, July 27, 2012

Home Searched After "Joker" Threat Made


"We believe a significant threat has been averted," officials said in a press conference today about the search of Neil Edwin Prescott's home -- where police and ATF officers found numerous guns and ammunition.

Police from several jurisdictions searched the home in Crofton, Md., Thursday night after alleged threats referencing the "Joker" were made earlier in the week.

Sources told News4 that Prescott made a more than one phone call Monday to a coworker, in which he made threats toward his employer -- a subcontractor for Pitney Bowes -- which was ready to fire him. Prescott was upset about prospect of losing his job and he told his coworker, "I'm gonna load my guns and blow everybody up," according to a search warrant .... http://www.nbcwashington.com