Shooting Threat Suspect Charged With Telephone Misuse

Neil Prescott, 28, of Crofton has been charged with telephone misuse in connection with threats last week, authorities said Wednesday.

The announcement was made by Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela D. Alsobrooks and Prince George’s County Police Chief Mark Magaw at the county courthouse in Upper Marlboro.

The charge of telephone misuse, a misdemeanor, carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $500 fine. According to Alsobrooks, Section 3-804 was the only Maryland law under which Prescott could be charged because the state does not have a law against making threats by phone.

Officials said Prescott won't be arrested until his release from an Annapolis hospital, where he has been undergoing evalution since last week.

Anne Arundel County police announced Friday that they had detained a man who allegedly made threatening calls to superiors at Pitney Bowes, a software and hardware manufacturer.

"I'm the joker, and I'm going to load my guns and blow everyone up," Prescott reportedly told one employee.

Company officials alerted police, prompting an investigation into the alleged threats. A Pitney Bowes spokesman said the man was an employee of a subcontractor.

A team including Prince George's County police, Anne Arundel County police, and special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives later executed a search warrant at the man's Crofton apartment around 3:20 a.m. Friday.

Police said the ATF  from the home.

See also:

• Charges Still Pending in Averted Threat Case
• Police Nab Man in Crofton in Potential Mass Shooting Plot