JEANNETTE, Pa. — A person is facing charges after the FBI said they threatened federal law enforcement entities and public officials.
On Thursday morning, the FBI Pittsburgh and its partners with the Joint Terrorism Task Force executed federal search and arrest warrants at a home in Jeannette.
72-year-old Dale Ankney lives at the home and was taken into custody. Channel 11 learned through Ankney’s criminal complaint that agents went to his home on Wednesday after finding Facebook posts threatening to kill ICE agents. The posts also made threats against other countries and mentioned killing federal agents multiple times. On Wednesday, agents warned Ankney about his posts. He told law enforcement to get off his property, and as they were leaving, he threatened to shoot them.
According to the complaint, “Further, following ANKNEY’s statement to the FBI, authorities used a reliable Pennsylvania State Police database to determine that ANKNEY has firearms registered to him.”
FBI Pittsburgh, with the Joint Terrorism Task Force, returned Thursday and took Ankney into custody and charged him with threatening a federal law enforcement official.
FBI Pittsburgh released a statement saying, “FBI partners want to make it clear: threats against those who protect this nation and those who serve the public will not be tolerated. Words that cross the line well beyond First Amendment protections will be met with decisive law enforcement action. You will be held accountable.”
Ankney is now in custody and has a hearing scheduled for June 26th.
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