A North Carolina man armed with an assault rifle was arrested for allegedly threatening FEMA workers in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, just days after agency staff was relocated from their disaster relief posts over fears that an “armed militia” was planning to harm them.
Authorities responded Saturday to a warning about “a white male had an assault rifle and made the comment about possibly harming FEMA employees working after the disaster of Hurricane Helene,” Fox 8 reported.
The man in question was identified as 44-year-old Jacob Parsons of Bostic, North Carolina, reported the Washington Post. Parsons was arrested later that day and charged with “Going Armed to the Terror of the Public,” according to a statement from the Rutherford County sheriff’s office. Parsons was also carrying a handgun.
