UPDATED: 5:20 PM
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) — Local News 8 has now obtained new information on an emergency meeting held last night in Pocatello to address an ongoing police investigation into death threats made against a public official.
Pocatello City Council, Mayor Brian Blad, Pocatello police chief Roger Schei, and the co-founder of Pocatello for Accountable Government met to discuss recent escalations in threats a person was making against the official.
The person is known to the police, and they’ve known about the threats for some time; however, the case escalated when the person named their target and began making more specific and direct threats.
Police are actively monitoring the situation and have placed additional security measures around the named target. We will provide further updates as information on the meeting becomes available.
