Deputies arrest man after alleged threat to ‘shoot up’ jail

(FOX40.COM) — A man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” the Sacramento County Main Jail on Thursday, the sheriff’s department said. • Video above: How to report a public safety threat

According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, a man called the main jail public line and made several statements threatening to “shoot up” the jail and the deputies that worked there. The Sheriff’s Threat Management Unit was advised, and an investigation was started.

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The sheriff’s office said deputies were able to identify the caller who made the threats as a 47-year-old Sacramento man.

With the help of the Central Patrol Division, the man was taken into custody and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on criminal threats, deputies said. At this time, he remains ineligible for bail and is scheduled to appear in court on July 28…

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