Granite Falls man faces felony after threat toward cop

Published 11:19 pm Friday, July 17, 2009

GRANITE FALLS — A Granite Falls man is facing a felony harassment charge after he reportedly threatened to bomb a police officer’s home and car.

A Granite Falls police officer arrested the defendant during a domestic violence incident June 27. As the man, 22, was being booked into jail, he allegedly told the custodial officer that the Granite Falls cop should fear for his life, according to charging papers filed Friday in Snohomish County Superior Court.

The custodial officer advised the man that people often make idle threats when they’re getting booked into jail.

The defendant told the officer he wasn’t exaggerating. He mentioned two other men who are known by police to be connected to bomb making, court papers said.

One recently was arrested for possessing a pipe bomb, Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Craig Matheson wrote.

The man told the officer he and his friends like to make pipe bombs. He told custodial officer he was going to pay back the people who kept him in jail by blowing up their houses and cars, Matheson wrote.

The custodial officer reported the threats. The Granite Falls officer took the threat seriously and said he feared for his family’s safety.

The man is being held in jail on $40,000 bail.

He has previous felony convictions for illegal possession of drugs and guns.

Diana Hefley: 425-339-3463, hefley@heraldnet.com.