Fox News
Expand
Browse All Video
Watch Live

You're watching...

Man accused of threatening Utah governor

Details

  • Description

    Police uncover plot against Gov. Gary Herbert

  • Duration 2:09
  • Date

Clips

Also in this playlist...

Editor's Picks

Auto-advance: ON

Auto-advance
View All

Transcript

This transcript is automatically generated

It's an unusual in the sense that people don't threaten government officials public safety officials say Bryan beer baker plotted to kill you to -- top leader.

This individual was communicating with some friends of his.

About.

And anger issue that he had with the local government.

Had not against the big governor -- not at all.

But baker was ready to take his anger out on governor -- according to this probable cause Stevie threaten to use explosives at the governor's mansion.

Concerned by is common speaker's friends called west valley police a couple days ago.

Cops alerted the governor's security detail.

They put the governor on lockdown and moved and elsewhere meanwhile.

We were able to attract this individual all around the solid valid.

On Friday cops tracked -- to south temple and nineties.

He was on foot just a few blocks from the governor's mansion bigger thought he -- a meeting a friend downtown.

Instead.

It was the cops.

I think he was very surprised according to this probable cause Steven baker said he had an eighty's other fireworks.

And firearms ammunition inside his car parked in the area.

And he was hiding in the bushes to get the governor he also threatened to shoot a police officer -- -- drive by.

Baker told police it was more talk than action.

This is saying well -- -- really wasn't anything serious he was just kind of indicating that he was angry but cops took it seriously booking -- to jail.

On suspicion of making terrorist threats and threatening elected officials he had.

The ability to have some.

Destructive power a spokesperson for governor Herbert says staffers were aware of the plot but no comment beyond that.

DPS officials are glad multiple agencies acted quickly.

Baker has a lengthy criminal record.

Among the charges aggravated robbery drug possession and violating a protective order.

Now add terrorist threats to that list a felony murder what do you have to what motivated may have had and the means by which you had to carry out that -- And Salt Lake City Jean Kennedy fox thirteen news you to.

Load More