Man arrested over e-mail implying bomb on chairlift
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- Created on Friday, 04 March 2011 01:21
- Written by Dena Rosenberry
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A former Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. employee has been arrested on suspicion of sending the resort an e-mail implying there were explosives on a ski lift.
Routt County Sheriff Garrett Wiggins said Thursday that Patrick Steven Jackson, 25, of Tehachapi, Calif., allegedly confessed to sending the anonymous e-mail Jan. 15.
Wiggins told the Steamboat Pilot & Today newspaper that Jackson was intoxicated and upset about a girlfriend breaking up with him. Jail records didn't indicate whether Jackson has an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
Prosecutors have filed felony charges of menacing and making a false report of explosives, plus misdemeanor charges of computer crime, harassment and false reporting to authorities.
Jackson's bail was set at $30,000. He is due in court March 9.
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