A North Platte man has been arrested after he allegedly threatened to kill a North Platte city employee.

According to Investigator John Deal, officers responded to a disturbance at City Hall at around 8:46 a.m., on Thursday.

Deal said an officer met with an employee of the city who advised that a male subject, later identified as Brian Picard, had walked into City Hall and asked to speak to a certain employee of the city.

The employee stated that the employee wasn’t available and asked Picard what he needed.

At this point, Picard allegedly said that the employee was going to get killed if they didn’t “knock off their activities.”  Deal said Picard didn’t specifically say what activities he was referring to.

Deal said Picard then began to leave and made a comment about “government people being bombed.”  He then flipped off the employee and left.

According to Deal, investigators were able to identify Picard through surveillance footage of the incident.

Officers made contact with Picard later that day as he rode a bicycle near 2nd and Jeffers.

Following further investigation, officers determined that there was probable cause to arrest Picard.  He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center and charged with felony terroristic threats.

Authorities did not name the employee Picard was referencing.