28-Year-Old Arrested in Nicholls After Allegedly Threatening Officer's Life

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A 28-year-old was recently arrested after allegedly threatening to kill an officer in Nicholls.

According to a Nicholls Police Department report, an officer was in the parking lot at the Foodmart on Vann Street Highway on July 31 when Kyle Martin “rode up on a bike.” The officer stated that he conducted a field interview with Martin regarding a storage building at Liberty Storage that had been broken into.

Per the report, before the officer could ask Martin if he knew anything about the break-in, Martin “became very angry and stated that the officer said he broke into the building.” The officer added that was not what he stated and said that there were three people in the parking lot who heard the verbal exchange.

Martin then rode off on his bike “yelling and cursing” and later came back toward the officer, still using profanity.

While shouting at the officer, Martin allegedly told him that he would kill him. Martin was then advised to get off the bike, and the officer and a bystander attempted to get Martin in handcuffs, the report states.

Backup officers arrived shortly after, and Martin was arrested. He was taken into custody and booked into the Coffee County Jail on one count of terroristic threats and acts. He remains in custody as of Friday afternoon

Attributions: Nicholls Police Department