A Long Island man, upset over taxes, reportedly left a disturbing phone message threatening to shoot workers at a Nassau County agency, which has become part of a troubling local trend.
Robert Bogdanovic, a 59-year-old from Glenwood, is said to have made the alarming call on Wednesday, urging officials to hurry to the executive building in Garden City.
Police later stated that the authorities discussed his arrest.
Following a brief investigation, officers traced the call back to Bogdanovic’s home and arrested him peacefully.
He faces multiple charges, including making a terrorist threat, which could lead to up to seven years in prison and a fine of $100,000 if convicted. He is expected to be arraigned soon.
A spokesperson for the county confirmed that while no one was harmed during the incident, the building was placed on alert following the call.
It remains uncertain whether Bogdanovic intended to follow through with his threat or if it was just a prank, but this incident follows a series of threats of mass shootings that have left Long Island on edge.
In May, another fake 911 call caused the Long Beach School District to go into lockdown, prompting armed officers to check the premises while students completed their final exams.
During that same month, the Comac School District decided to hire a private security firm to provide armed guards across all its facilities.
Nassau County has seen a notable rise in mass shooting threats compared to previous years. Although final data for this year isn’t yet available, police reported that there were 80 threats recorded by the end of last year, up from 23 at the same time the year before, even if all those threats turned out to be baseless.
