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Kan. man pleads guilty in Facebook threats against courthouse

courtWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 22-year-old man accused of threatening to storm the Sedgwick County Courthouse and kill law enforcement officers has pleaded guilty.

Samuel McCrory pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of criminal threat and three counts of criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon as part of a plea agreement. He was also ordered to surrender his guns and to enter an anger management program.

Prosecutors say McCrory posted the threats on July 30 on Facebook in reference to the trial of Kyler Carriker.

McCrory is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 1.

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