Crime & Safety
Deputies Arrest Man for Threatening Judge
Sheriff's Office says that Jonathan Snyders posted a threat on Craigslist.
A man who threatened a Clackamas County Judge and sheriff's deputies is in jail, charged with stalking, harassment and violation of a protection order.
Jonathan Joseph Snyders, 39, was arrested after deputies were alerted to a Craigslist posting reading:
"Your a crooked [expletive] [expletive] trying to take a guys home security away judge.... I got a little something in mind for you and your crooked blueeye Clackamas County sheriff's."
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The posting featured a photo of a rifle pointed at a window.
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The sheriff's office says they were able to determine Snyder was responsible for the posting and got a search warrant for his home.
Investigators found the rifle in the picture.
They also determined that the judge had recently signed a stalking order against Snyders.
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