Former deputy in Massachusetts indicted for allegedly threatening to blow up courthouse

Published August 30, 2023 5:22 PM

BOSTON (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy in Massachusetts has been indicted for allegedly threatening to blow up a courthouse and kill law enforcement officers. Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said a federal grand jury on Wednesday had indicted Joshua Ford, 42, of Kingston, Massachusetts. on three counts of interstate transmission of a threatening communication. Ford, who is currently being held in state custody, is accused of sending emails to around 140 people in which he calls for burning down the Plymouth County Courthouse and breaking “the arms and legs of every court officer.” A phone number could not be found for Ford, and it is unclear if he has a lawyer.

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