PUNXSUTAWNEY – Punxsutawney-based state police have reported that a Jefferson County man is facing charges after he allegedly made threatening phone calls to the District Attorney of Elk County.
On June 17, Christopher Raymond Thomas, 41, of Punxsutawney allegedly made several threatening telephone calls to the office of Elk County District Attorney Shawn Timothy McMahon, Ridgway Borough, Elk County.
Charges were filed in Elk County against Thomas. He was arrested in Punxsutawney and later placed in the Elk County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail.
The Pennsylvania State Police conducted the investigation in conjunction with the Office of Attorney General.