A Shenandoah man is facing charges after he reportedly made threats to kill people and attempted to burn a house down.
According to Shenandoah Police, in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 27, 2019, around 3:00am, Patrolmen William Moyer and Adam Sajone of the Shenandoah Borough Police Department were dispatched to 32 North White Street for a male setting a house and car on fire. The male was also reported to be threatening to kill everyone.
While responding officers were advised the male was not letting the other residence out of the house.
Officers arrived to find a box on fire, which was located on the sidewalk between the house and a vehicle. The box was also filled with other cardboard material.
Officers spoke with the two female from the residence who advised Michael O'Boyle, 40, had been drinking and then began to threaten to kill them both and burn the house down. The women also reported that while O'Boyle was threatening them, he was smashing other items inside the house.
O'Boyle then took the box outside and set it on fire on the sidewalk with a lighter.
As police arrived, O'Boyle fled the scene.
While Shenandoah Police were at the scene, Officer Hand from the Frackville Police located O'Boyle approximately three blocks away in the unit block of South Lehigh Street.
O'Boyle was then taken into custody.
O'Boyle was arraigned by on-call Magisterial District Judge Bayer, charged with Arson endangering property, making terrorist threats, Recklessly endangering another person, Disorderly conduct, and harassment and locked up in Schuylkill County Prison unable to post $10,000 straight cash bail.
Assisting Shenandoah Police during the incident were the Frackville Borough Police, West Mahanoy Township Police , Mahanoy City Police, and the Pennsylvania State Police.
While responding officers were advised the male was not letting the other residence out of the house.
Officers arrived to find a box on fire, which was located on the sidewalk between the house and a vehicle. The box was also filled with other cardboard material.
Officers spoke with the two female from the residence who advised Michael O'Boyle, 40, had been drinking and then began to threaten to kill them both and burn the house down. The women also reported that while O'Boyle was threatening them, he was smashing other items inside the house.
O'Boyle then took the box outside and set it on fire on the sidewalk with a lighter.
As police arrived, O'Boyle fled the scene.
While Shenandoah Police were at the scene, Officer Hand from the Frackville Police located O'Boyle approximately three blocks away in the unit block of South Lehigh Street.
O'Boyle was then taken into custody.
O'Boyle was arraigned by on-call Magisterial District Judge Bayer, charged with Arson endangering property, making terrorist threats, Recklessly endangering another person, Disorderly conduct, and harassment and locked up in Schuylkill County Prison unable to post $10,000 straight cash bail.
Assisting Shenandoah Police during the incident were the Frackville Borough Police, West Mahanoy Township Police , Mahanoy City Police, and the Pennsylvania State Police.