Detroit Man Arrested After Threats Against Officers: Prosecutor

DETROIT — A Detroit man has been charged with making terrorist threats against Detroit police officers, the Wayne County Prosecutors Office announced Monday.

Bernard Smith, 60, is charged with one count of threat of terrorism, two counts of felon in possession, two counts of felon in possession of ammunition and two counts of felony firearm. He was arraigned Sunday in 34th District Court and given a bail of $50,000.

“The threats that this defendant allegedly made will not be tolerated," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said. "They will be taken very seriously — whether the threats are against a public or non-public person."

Prosecutors said Detroit police around 1 p.m. Friday responded to a parking complaint about Smith's vehicle in a vacant lot across from a home in the 2400 block of Pingree Steet in Detroit.

When the officers arrived at the vehicle, they found Smith standing in the street next to the vacant lot and told him to return to his home, prosecutors said. Smith, prosecutors allege, called 911 to make death threats against the officers impounding his vehicle.

Smith was arrested by Detroit police later that day. Police found weapons and ammunition in his possession at the time of his arrest, prosecutors said.