A 44-year-old Las Vegas man is facing charges in St. George after police say he repeatedly called Costco, threatening to blow it up. Authorities say the man claimed his motive was based on the racial and sexual identities of the employees.
Ramchand Rattan, 44, faces charges of terrorism and electronic communication harassment.
According to court documents, on Tuesday, employees at a Costco received four phone calls from an unknown male caller who used racial slurs, made threats of violence, and threatened to “blast the place” and “light [them] up like a BBQ.”…