AKRON — The former fugitive recently arrested in Richland County appeared in federal court Monday.
Shawn Christy, 26, of McAdoo, Pennslyvania was arraigned in Akron on a federal indictment out of the Middle District of Pennsylvania, according to Mike Tobin of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Christy faces four counts, all related to threats allegedly made while in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania before leading law enforcement on a three month chase. He traveled through New York, Canada, West Virginia, Maryland, back into Pennsylvania and then into Ohio on Sunday.
Christy is believed to have crashed a vehicle stolen from Pennsylvania along I-71 in southern Richland County Sept. 16 and to have set off on foot until he was captured at 4:38 p.m. Friday near Camp Mowana in Madison Township.
The first count alleges that either on or about June 12, Christy made a threat to take the life of and to inflict bodily harm on President Donald Trump, specifically saying in a Facebook post that he intended to shoot the president.
The second count alleges that either on or about June 3, Christy threatened to injure any law enforcement officer who attempted to enforce a bench warrant against him. The Facebook post said he’d “use lethal force against any law enforcement officer that attempts to detain” him.
The third count addresses another threat made on or around June 12 against “another person (J.M.),” which may relate to a threat made against Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli. Christy allegedly promised to put a bullet in J.M.’s head.
The fourth count alleges an additional threat to J.M. The Facebook post made either on or around June 12 specifically said “Your a dead man… Let’s play.”
Monday, Christy asked for a detention hearing, which is scheduled for 1 p.m. Oct. 1. He remains in custody.
Christy also has multiple arrest warrants in Pennsylvania for burglary, probation violation, and failure to appear for an aggravated assault case.
“At some point he’ll be moved back to Pennsylvania and have to deal with his charges in Pennsylvania,” Deputy Anne Murphy of the U.S. Marshals said Friday.
