HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The formal charges have been filed in the case against a man who prosecutors say made threats against his workplace and a school.
Twenty-four year old Andrew Patterson was charged Wednesday with attempted terrorism in the case. If convicted, he could get up to 50 years without parole.
The complaint alleges a threat against HMS-8 and a separate threat against Dillon's Warehouse and a further threat against a specific individual. The terrorism charge is founded in the HMS-8 threat.
Patterson was detained during a traffic stop May 31 after law enforcement received information that Patterson had made the threatening comments.
During the stop, police found detailed plans in Patterson’s vehicle to carry out an act of mass violence.
A search warrant was executed at his residence where additional evidence related to the plan was collected.
Patterson remains in jail on a $3 million bond. He will be back in court July 13.