Syracuse Man Arrested for Intimidation, False Informing
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SYRACUSE – A Syracuse man was arrested Wednesday on two counts of intimidation and one count of false informing. Jason Wilson, 40, of 603 E. Pickwick Drive, Syracuse, was arrested by the Syracuse Police Department after officers determined he sent threatening letters to himself and a Bremen woman. The department began investigating threatening letters received by Wilson on Dec. 5, according to a release from SPD. Wilson had received a letter threatening his safety. Also on the same day a female Bremen resident received a threatening letter with a similar message. On Dec. 6 at approximately 7:04 p.m. an alarm was received at Wilson’s residence. Officers found a vehicle on fire in the driveway of the residence and then discovered the homeowner, Wilson, in the backyard leaning against a tree. Wilson told officers that he noticed his truck on fire and that someone tried to break out his sliding glass window to gain entry into the house. Wilson stated he chased the person and the two of them got in a fight but the unknown male got away. Officers and K-9 units searched the area extensively and located no one else around. On Dec. 7, Wilson and the female in Bremen again received threatening letters that were turned over to SPD. After following up on several leads and interviewing numerous witnesses, officers determined that Wilson sent the threatening letters to himself, the female and her father in Bremen and also to Kohl’s’ department store in Warsaw where the woman works. The letters threatened the safety and lives of those who received them. Wilson was transported to the Kosciusko County Jail where he was booked on charges of intimidation, Class D felonies, and false informing, a misdemeanor. The investigation is ongoing and may result in more charges being filed, according to police. Syracuse Police were assisted in the investigation by Warsaw Police and the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office.
