Man threatened to crash plane into Anheuser-Busch plant, police say

A member of the Ohio Military Nationwide Guard is accused of threatening to crash a stolen aircraft into an Anheuser-Busch plant on Columbus’ North Facet.

James Ricky Meade II, 26, of Chesterhill, Ohio,  has been charged in Franklin County Municipal Courtroom with making a terroristic risk, a third-degree felony.

Meade in December posted statements on social media wherein he mentioned he needed to steal a aircraft and crash it right into a Anheuser-Busch plant in Columbus, a Columbus police officer mentioned in a criticism filed March 30 with the court docket.

A girl alerted legislation enforcement and the Ohio Nationwide Guard after seeing the posts, based on the criticism.

Meade was arrested Monday at his house in Chesterhill, positioned about 90 miles southeast of Columbus, by members of the Ohio Freeway Patrol; the patrol’s particular response group; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Crew, or SOFAST, based on Charles Sanso, a deputy supervisor for the U.S. Marshals Service who oversees SOFAST.

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Information from Franklin County Municipal Courtroom present a warrant was issued for Meade’s arrest on March 30, the identical day the criticism was filed in opposition to him.

Meade enlisted within the Ohio Military Nationwide Guard in 2017 and is an air protection battle administration system operator with the 2nd Battalion of the 174th Air Protection Artillery Regiment based mostly in McConnelsville, Morgan County, based on Stephanie Beougher, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Nationwide Guard.

Meade is the second Guard member to have been arrested and charged with making a terroristic risk up to now week.

Thomas Develin, 24, of Columbus’ Northwest Facet, was arrested March 30 and is charged with making threats towards the Columbus Torah Academy, a personal college based mostly within the Jewish religion. Based on court docket information, Develin labored as a safety guard on the East Facet college.

Each males are nonetheless members of the Ohio Military Nationwide Guard, however their safety clearances and any favorable actions, comparable to promotions or transfers, have been suspended, Beougher mentioned.

“We’re totally cooperating with the prison investigations and can decide any acceptable navy self-discipline or administrative motion when the circumstances are concluded,” Beougher mentioned.

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