APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – An Omro man has been charged for allegedly threatening to shoot his co-workers
In Outagamie County Court Tuesday.
Christopher DeJesus was charged with making terrorist threats.
According to the sheriff’s department DeJesus threatened his workplace last week.
Staff Sergeant Ryan Carpenter tells FOX 11 DeJesus was working at Oshkosh Corporation in Greenville as a contracted employee from Ryder System.
“The employee was getting laid off and he did not like the circumstances surrounding it and he indicated that he was going to get a gun and shoot up the place.”
The criminal complaint quotes DeJesus saying to a shift leader, “this place is going to burn in hell,” and that he was going to come back and, “start shooting.” That employee reported the threats.
“We take all reports of workplace violence seriously,” said Carpenter.
According to the criminal complaint the other employee felt specifically threatened by DeJesus’s comments and was very frightened.
“Absolutely, they were very scared,” according to Carpenter.
A statement from Oshkosh Corporation says in part: “We do not tolerate threats to our team members or facilities. As a precaution, we have increased security at the impacted facility.”
According to Carpenter DeJesus admitted making the threat.
“He indicated he was very frustrated and made a mistake”.
But Carpenter says, mistake or not, what happened was serious.
“You need to think about what you’re saying and how that’s gonna affect people and what people are gonna believe.”
Because, he says threats of any kind need to be followed up on, the possible consequences could be dire.
“Cases all throughout the nation that there’ve been workplace violence, people taking weapons into a building and hurting people.”
DeJesus’s bond was set at $5,000 cash. If convicted, he faces three and a half years in prison.
