<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=34KzaL_0vj7FD7l00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=34KzaL_0vj7FD7l00" width="1500" height="1000" ></figure>VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) — An Oil City man who reportedly threatened to blow up a PennDOT building and shoot police officers is due in court on Wednesday morning.According to court documents, a preliminary hearing for 39-year-old Bruin Abe-Emerick, of Oil City (formerly of Leeper), is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, with District Judge Andrew Fish presiding. Abe-Emerick is facing the following charges: <ul><li>Terroristic Threats Cause Serious Public Inconvenience, Misdemeanor 1</li><li>Disorderly Conduct Obscene Language/Gestures, Misdemeanor 3</li><li>Disorderly Conduct Hazardous/Physical Offense, Summary</li></ul>Details of the case:According to the criminal complaint, PSP Marienville was contacted on June 13 by PennDOT risk management regarding Bruin Abe-Emerick, who contacted PennDOT on a recorded phone line about his suspended driver’s license. During the call, Abe-Emerick became irate about the details of the restoration process and said he was “going to blow up a PennDOT building,” the complaint states. Abe-Emerick also stated he was “probably going to (expletive) shoot a cop,” the complaint indicates. According to the complaint, PennDOT records indicated Abe-Emerick lived along Route 36 in Leeper; however, upon going to that location, troopers learned that Abe-Emerick hadn’t lived there in over a year. Phone contact was eventually with Abe-Emerick who related he had called PennDOT, but would not provide any more information, the complaint notes. According to the complaint, in a later interview with police, Abe-Emerick reportedly confessed to making the phone call from his residence and making statements about blowing up a PennDOT building. </div></body>

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Hearing for Oil City Man Accused of Threatening to Blow Up PennDOT Building Set for Today

VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) — An Oil City man who reportedly threatened to blow up a PennDOT building and shoot police officers is due in court on Wednesday morning. According to court documents, a preliminary hearing for 39-year-old Bruin Abe-Emerick, of Oil City (formerly of Leeper), is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, with District Judge Andrew Fish presiding.