• Photo
Handcuffs_20110830104559_JPG

(WISH file photo)

  • More Crime News
Photos: December mug shots
Photos: December mug shots

These people were arrested around the state in December.

21 NE Ind. residents charged in welfare fraud
21 residents charged in welfare fraud

Northeastern Indiana authorities have charged 21 people in a …

One year later arsonist still at large
One year later arsonist still at large

One year after a fire destroyed the grandstands at the Shelby …

Furniture store burglars sentenced
Furniture store burglars sentenced

Two Indianapolis men have been sentenced to seven years in …

Driver in deadly accident didn't have license
Hit-and-run driver didn't have license

A family is grieving after their loved one was killed in a hit …

Indiana gets bad marks for Rx robberies
Indiana gets bad marks for Rx robberies

The Hoosier state is one of the leaders in drug store …

Advertisement

Man with 47 guns arrested after school threat

Updated: Sunday, 16 Dec 2012, 11:56 AM EST
Published : Sunday, 16 Dec 2012, 11:56 AM EST

CEDAR LAKE, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say an Indiana man who had 47 guns and ammunition in his home has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill people at an elementary school near his home.

Cedar Lake police were called to the home of 60-year-old Von I. Meyer early Friday after he allegedly threatened to set his wife on fire. A police statement says Meyer also said he would enter Jane Ball Elementary School and "kill as many people as he could."

Authorities found 47 guns and ammunition worth over $100,000.

Prosecutors filed felony intimidation charges against Meyer on Saturday, one day after the massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. He is being held without bond.

Cedar Lake is about 45 miles southeast of Chicago.

blog comments powered by Disqus
Advertisement
Advertisement

Advertisement

More on WISHTV.com