MORGANTOWN, W.Va. A Morgantown man has been charged after being accused of threatening Monongalia County Family Court judge Randal Minor and his staff.
Emmanuel Jones, 35, allegedly threatened Minor and his staff on social media on December 19 and 20.A witness working with police provided screenshots of his activity to detectives.
Jones allegedly made three threats on social media, according to reports. In one post, Jones said, “Family court is evil, and I’m out to get my revenge on these people… they just created a monster.”
Police said each threat also included a picture of the infamous D.C. sniper, John Allen Muhammad. Muhammad was convicted and sentenced to death in 2002.
Jones has pleaded not guilty to one count of making terroristic threats and one count of retaliation against public officers during an arraignment hearing.
Jones is being held in the North Central Regional Jail and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Jan. 3.