GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Water treatment employee faces terrorism charges

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: AZ Central

02April2011 1:19pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: A Mesa wastewater employee faces terrorism charges after police say he shut down a Southeast Valley wastewater treatment plant, creating a buildup of methane gas and sparking a standoff with Gilbert SWAT.

Mesa police and Gilbert SWAT officers responded to the plant, which is owned by Mesa, Gilbert and Queen Creek but operated by Mesa.

A two-hour standoff ended when Olson surrendered at 4:30 a.m., Balafas said. He was booked into the Maricopa County 4th Avenue Jail on suspicion of terrorism, making terrorist threats, misconduct involving weapons, tampering with a public utility, criminal trespassing and criminal damage to property. (read full report)

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