A former Ohio police officer was arrested Tuesday after Haines City police said he made threats online about committing violent acts in the nation s capital.
Shannon Badgett, 53, of Haines City is in the Polk County Jail on a charge of communicating a written threat to conduct a mass shooting or terrorism after making posts on his Facebook account, Haines City police said.
Police said Badgett was disgruntled about the recent election and lashed out in a series of posts that caught the eye of authorities.
In one post Badgett wrote Well, unless President Trump calls for martial law, guess I ll be in D.C. . Going to be a target rich environment . Pew. Pew. Pew. Pew. Pew. Pew. Pew. Pew.
She faces charges of child abuse, tampering, reckless driving, hit-and-run and resisting arrest without violence. Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 2:34 PM EST January 6, 2021
HAINES CITY, Fla. The Haines City Police Department says a woman has turned herself in after she was involved in a crash that left a child in her car hurt.
Officers say Taquire Studimire, 34, drove her 2008 Honda Civic into the front of a garbage truck.
The garbage truck driver said he tried to honk his horn at her to avoid the crash, according to police.
After the crash, video from the garbage truck s dash camera showed Studimire pull the child up from the floorboard of her car, officers said. Police said Studimire didn t check on the child after the crash.