PENNSYLVANIA — A Pennsylvania man is facing charges after police say he threatened a bank and its employees, prompting the business to go into lockdown earlier this week.
According to authorities, Mount Pleasant police were called to the parking lot of KeyBank on West Main Street on March 5 after receiving reports of a man blocking the entrance to the bank, repeatedly honking his horn and yelling at employees.
When officers arrived, they found 67-year-old Harold Thomas parked in a vehicle blocking access to the bank’s entrance. Police said Thomas told officers he was protesting the bank because tellers would not give him his money.
During the encounter, police said Thomas made several threats, including statements that he would “hurt and kill people,” and that he would “overtake the town and poison its water lines.”
Bank employees later told police that Thomas had called the bank the day before and was upset about how the tellers were withdrawing his money. During that phone call, he allegedly said he would bring a rifle to the bank.
Following the threats, the bank went into lockdown and began serving customers only through its drive-thru.
Thomas has been charged with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct. He is being held in the Westmoreland County Jail after failing to post bail.
