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Princeton man charged with threatening federal officials

Princeton man charged with threatening federal officials
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By WKDZ News Edge
May. 17, 2024 | PRINCETON
By WKDZ News Edge May. 17, 2024 | 06:16 AM | PRINCETON
After a Wednesday morning raid by federal authorities in Caldwell County, and a Wednesday afternoon arrest in Trigg County — 36-year-old Thomas Rutter Woollacott, of Princeton, is now lodged in McCracken County Jail with a charge of threatening to assault, or murder, a United States 0fficial.

On March 25 and April 15, the United States Capitol Police Threat Assessment Section was notified by the office of a U.S. official receiving two “concerning voicemails” from what was later determined to be Woollacott.

In June, July and October of last year, Capitol police were notified of a phone number registered to Woollacott, in which he shared similar messaging with different U.S. officials, at one point stating: “You’re all marked men.”

Woollacott had been employed by a business in Cadiz, where he was arrested, and then later transported to Paducah by the Cadiz Police Department.

During the investigation, multiple witnesses stated to the FBI that Woollacott held “significant anti-government beliefs,” and expressed approval of violence against government officials and law enforcement.

Woollacott made his initial court appearance Wednesday in Paducah.

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