An Arkansas man is facing charges of making terroristic threats to several dental office employees during his appointment, KAIT reported March 25.
Thomas Rush, 57, allegedly grabbed an employee by the throat during a January appointment at Walnut Ridge (Ark.) Dental Care. He allegedly began shaking the employee and said he would like to do the same to the practice’s doctor. He allegedly also said he would come back to the practice and kill people if his procedure did not go well.
Mr. Rush is also accused of pulling a pocket knife on another employee who tried to move him to another room.
Mr. Rush was arrested March 20 after a judge found probable cause to charge him with first-degree and second-degree terroristic threatening. He was released on a $10,000 cash/surety bond and was ordered to have no contact with the victims. He is scheduled to appear in court April 27 for arraignment.
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