Ohio man accused of threatening authorities, charged in multi-state police chase

Ohio man accused of threatening authorities, charged in multi-state police chase

A man accused of threatening law enforcement on social media is facing charges after leading authorities on a multi-state police chase.

Man with a rifle, pistol leads police on multi-state pursuit

What began as alleged social media threats turned into several police agencies chasing a man armed with a pistol and an AK-47 style rifle from Proctorville to Huntington late Wednesday night. It began when the Ironton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was notified that an individual was making threats to troopers and law enforcement in Ohio via social media. The man was believed to be armed with a rifle and claimed that he would use the rifl…