PANAMA CITY — Authorities have arrested a local man on charges that he sent a threatening email to numerous individuals, including one general email to the Bay County Courthouse, according to Bay County Sheriff’s officials.
The email contained a message that the individuals who received it were “scheduled to die” that day. Photos were attached, including one of a knife lying across the suspect’s driver’s license and one of the suspect himself, BCSO reported.
Investigators identified the suspect as 57-year-old Anthony Brian Whittington. A warrant was issued for Whittington, a transient. Additional investigation prompted investigators to issue an Officer Safety Bulletin to law enforcement at the BCSO and the PCPD advising caution when dealing with Whittington.
Information was developed on Tuesday that located Whittington at a restaurant on Highway 77 and he was arrested without incident that morning.