Man arrested after alleged threats closed southeast Kansas court

(AP) Authorities say a 67-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly making threats that caused a temporary shutdown of the Linn County Courthouse last December.

Albert C. Hinds, of Pleasanton, was arrested Wednesday at a Food Fair Super Market in Mound City, Kansas, (21 miles NNW of Fort Scott) according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

He was jailed in Bourbon County on possible charges of terrorism and criminal threat.

The charges allege that in December of 2021 Hinds threatened banking personnel and law enforcement officers, prompting officials to temporarily close the Linn County Courthouse.

This investigation is continuing and no further information was released.