ELKHORN — A 19-year-old Elkhorn man has been arrested after being accused of making threats against Elkhorn, Lake Geneva and Walworth County officials and events.
According to a news release, the City of Elkhorn Police Department received a complaint Wednesday of life-threatening statements made via Facebook towards a City of Elkhorn Fire Department member.
​Detectives from the City of Elkhorn Police Department opened an investigation and learned that additional threatening statements had been made regarding events in the City of Elkhorn and City of Lake Geneva.
During the initial investigation another statement was posted on Facebook from the same account threatening several Walworth County Officials depicted in a photo.
Detectives from the City of Elkhorn Police Department and the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office worked together to compile information from electronic sources which led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Elkhorn man.
The suspect has yet to be formally charged in Walworth County Circuit Court, however authorities are recommending multiple counts of terrorist threats and threatening to cause bodily harm to individuals involved with a court or legal system.