LOGAN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Logan County man faces charges after being arrested Tuesday for multiple offenses, not the least of which was the issuing of Terroristic Threats.
According to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, Corporal Crum and Deputy Lilly of the department oversaw the arrest of Ryan Keith Vankovich for Terroristic Threats, as well as the violation of a Domestic Violence Petition.
While violation of a DVP is generally a misdemeanor charge in the State of West Virginia, Terroristic Threats fall under ARTICLE 6. CRIMES AGAINST THE PEACE §61-6-24.
Per West Virginia State Code, the charge pertains to threats of terrorist acts, conveying false information concerning terrorist acts and committing terrorist hoaxes prohibited.
State code also identifies these types of threats as a felonious charge, with the legislation stating,
“Any person who knowingly and willfully threatens to commit a terrorist act, with or without the intent to commit the act, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000 or confined in a state correctional facility for not less than one year nor more than three years, or both.”
State Code notwithstanding, it should be noted that confirmation has not been provided by the Logan County Sheriff’s Office to indicate whether the charges issued should be considered felony or misdemeanor charges.
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