MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. — A man has been arrested after threatening the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office.
Kenith Randall Charley, 24, of Avondale, has been charged with four counts of terrorist threats and four counts of false reports concerning bombs. An investigation began on July 22 after Charley allegedly made a threat to bomb the office and kill members of the Sheriff’s Office on Facebook messenger.
Charley, the former Stevens Correctional Center employee in Welch, also made a threat against his former place of employment, saying he would bomb the building and “let the people who are innocent escape.”
According to the criminal complaint, Charley admitted to sending the threats.