BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska man suspected of threating a state worker is to stand trial this fall in Gage County.
A judge set an Oct. 30 trial for Darren Cloyd, of Fairbury, on charges of making a terroristic threat and intimidation by phone call. He will also be tried on an assault charge for allegedly attacking an inmate at the county jail.
According to court documents, Cloyd called a Nebraska Health and Human Services employee while she was at a meeting at the Beatrice police department. He was irate over a letter regarding a child abuse case. Police say he threatened the worker if he didn’t receive the reports regarding the case.