Police: Bedford County man threatens to blow up courthouse

Jan. 24—BEDFORD, Pa. — A Bedford County man is being held in the Bedford County Correctional Facility, accused of making threats against a Bedford ...

January 25, 2023
3:10 AM

Jan. 24—BEDFORD, Pa. — A Bedford County man is being held in the Bedford County Correctional Facility, accused of making threats against a Bedford County official, including plans to blow up the county courthouse, according to an affidavit of probable cause. State police responded to a residence in Napier Township on Jan. 15 for a protection from abuse order violation. A resident told police that Luke Joshua Bartholow, 39, was not to have contact with the resident or family member and had done so by phone.

Katie Smolen