Patient charged with threatening Utah dental office over rescheduled appointment

A patient at a Saratoga Springs, Utah, dental practice allegedly threatened to "kill everybody in the building," after being forced to reschedule an appointment, according to local news station WFLA.

Linda Morford was scheduled to bring her children to the dental practice Aug. 29. Officials at the practice say Ms. Morford was late and told she would need to reschedule the appointment.

Employees allege Ms. Morford became angry and threatened to bring a gun to the practice. The dental office went into lockdown following the incident.

Ms. Morford was arrested and charged with a threat of terrorism, WFLA reports.

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