Police have arrested a Bloom County man who posted a series of threats to law enforcement online.
The 36-year-old North Fenton resident was found more than 24 hours after the search began. He was found on Route 79 not far from his home shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday.
“No injuries have been reported to either the man or the police,” according to state police updates.
The man, whose name has not been released by authorities, was detained “without incident”. The man was evacuated from the scene by state police, who declined to say whether he was carrying a weapon when he was found.
A New York State Police officer walks along Route 369 in the town of Fenton on July 12, 2023 (Photo: Bob Jospe/WNBF News)
Officers were dispatched to North Fenton’s home shortly after noon Wednesday to check on the man, who is suspected of threatening to kill police officers.
A large-scale search was conducted in the area after the man left his home along Route 79. Police thought he may have been armed with an AR-style rifle and possibly other weapons.
A Broome County SWAT force command vehicle arrives at Camp North Fenton on July 12, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
Authorities said the man fled to a wooded area behind his home.
During the early stages of the search, a section of Route 79 west of Route 369 was closed to traffic for several hours. The road was reopened Wednesday night.
Flashback: Video shows police beginning to organize a search for a North Fenton man on July 12, 2023.
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