A local man was arrested early Sunday after he allegedly threatened another man and the man's family repeatedly Saturday afternoon.
Jeremiah Warren Hibbs, 32, who lists an address of 4460 Millcreek Road, was taken into custody shortly before 2 a.m. near the victim's residence in the 200 block of Geronimo Street and charged with misdemeanor counts of second-degree terroristic threatening, punishable by up to one year in jail, and criminal trespass and public intoxication.
Hibbs remained in custody Monday in lieu of bonds totaling $1,750 and is set to appear Sept. 23 in Garland County District Court.
According to reports, the victim, 29, states Hibbs had come to his residence around 4:30 p.m. and had been drinking. He said Hibbs because upset and started to threaten to "kick his a - -" and his family's, so the victim asked him to leave and not to come back.
Garland County sheriff's Deputy Charles Delahunt had responded to the victim's residence regarding the incident, but the suspect had left. Later in Delahunt's shift, he was dispatched back to the residence because Hibbs had returned and was reportedly "beating on the side of the house" and again threatening the victim and his family.
A witness, 49, who lives next door to the victim, told the deputy he had seen the suspect threaten the victim and cursing at him in front of the victim's children. The suspect was again told to leave and was gone when the deputy arrived.
Shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, Delahunt states he was patrolling in the 200 block of Geronimo when he again met the neighbor who was a witness, who told him Hibbs was in the area again.
Delahunt looked around and finally found Hibbs hiding in the woods nearby and ordered him to come out. Hibbs reportedly complied and was taken into custody without incident.
The deputy noted Hibbs had bloodshot eyes and was unsteady on his feet. He also noted he was "emotionally upset" and was a possible threat to himself and others.
• A local man was reportedly attacked and cut early Sunday by unknown assailants after answering a knock at his door.
The victim, 35, who lives in the 100 block of Benchmark Trail, located off Catherine Heights Road, told deputies he heard a knock at the door around 5:30 a.m. and when he answered there were several people outside yelling.
He said an unknown suspect cut him with an unidentified weapon, causing a 3-inch cut to his right arm and a smaller cut to his left hand. The victim was unable to describe any of the suspects at the time of the report.
A female witness, 25, who was inside the house, told deputies she was in the bathroom and heard the disturbance, but was scared to come out so she didn't see the suspects.
The victim was transported to National Park Medical Center for treatment and the incident was still under investigation Monday.
Local on 09/16/2014