SALINA, NY - On Friday, December 27th, a man who threatened to kill police in a series of 911 calls pleaded guilty in court and will remain out of jail for the time being.
According to reports, the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Corey Kinsella, admitted to making a terroristic threat after making 22 phone calls to the Onondaga County 911 Center back in July. In a plea bargain, Kinsella was put on interim probation for pleading guilty to the charges against him.
Kinsella's threats came a few months after his brother, Shawn Kinsella, was caught trying to jump a fence in Salina shortly before a shootout that left Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen and Sheriff's Deputy Lt. Michael Hoosock dead. Shawn Kinsella reportedly spent the day with Christopher Murphy, the man who opened fire on police with an AR-15. Murphy was fatally shot by police.
After the shooting incident, Corey Kinsella reportedly took to Facebook to share a news article about the incident with the caption: "pigs are armed why can't we be?"
When he made the threatening phone calls back in July, Corey Kinsella told 911 dispatchers "when you send an officer over there for a trespassing charge, they're going to get (expletive) shot." According to court records, if Corey Kinsella completes his interim probation without any violations or new crimes, he will be allowed to withdraw his felony plea and admit to a misdemeanor and serve two additional years of probation.
However, if he does not complete his interim probation successfully, he could be sentenced to two to seven years in prison. While on interim probation, he will be placed on electronic home confinement and is required to enroll in mental health and substance abuse treatment, as ordered by Judge Mary Anne Doherty.
In a separate incident in the town of Clay, New York, a man has been arrested and charged with a felony count of making a terroristic threat after a nearly five-hour standoff. According to reports, on Friday, December 27th, around 11:55 p.m., 35-year-old Nathan McRae called 911 requesting police assistance. He told the dispatchers that he was armed with multiple firearms.
When Onondaga County Sheriff's Deputies arrived at Braemar Drive, McRae told them he wanted to kill police officers and that he had several guns. The Sheriff's SWAT team arrived on scene after McRae refused to exit his house. The standoff lasted nearly five hours during which time there were negotiations between McRae and the SWAT team.
During those negotiations, McRae revealed that his intent to harm police stemmed from a correctional facility video released earlier in the day. On December 27th, the New York Attorney General's Office released videos from inside the Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County that showed an inmate being assaulted by staff while restrained. That inmate later died.
Around 4:40 a.m., on Saturday, December 28th, McRae exited his apartment peacefully and surrendered to law enforcement. He was taken into custody without further incident. He has since been charged with a felony count of making a terroristic threat. The investigation remains ongoing.
According to reports, the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Corey Kinsella, admitted to making a terroristic threat after making 22 phone calls to the Onondaga County 911 Center back in July. In a plea bargain, Kinsella was put on interim probation for pleading guilty to the charges against him.
Kinsella's threats came a few months after his brother, Shawn Kinsella, was caught trying to jump a fence in Salina shortly before a shootout that left Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen and Sheriff's Deputy Lt. Michael Hoosock dead. Shawn Kinsella reportedly spent the day with Christopher Murphy, the man who opened fire on police with an AR-15. Murphy was fatally shot by police.
After the shooting incident, Corey Kinsella reportedly took to Facebook to share a news article about the incident with the caption: "pigs are armed why can't we be?"
When he made the threatening phone calls back in July, Corey Kinsella told 911 dispatchers "when you send an officer over there for a trespassing charge, they're going to get (expletive) shot." According to court records, if Corey Kinsella completes his interim probation without any violations or new crimes, he will be allowed to withdraw his felony plea and admit to a misdemeanor and serve two additional years of probation.
However, if he does not complete his interim probation successfully, he could be sentenced to two to seven years in prison. While on interim probation, he will be placed on electronic home confinement and is required to enroll in mental health and substance abuse treatment, as ordered by Judge Mary Anne Doherty.
In a separate incident in the town of Clay, New York, a man has been arrested and charged with a felony count of making a terroristic threat after a nearly five-hour standoff. According to reports, on Friday, December 27th, around 11:55 p.m., 35-year-old Nathan McRae called 911 requesting police assistance. He told the dispatchers that he was armed with multiple firearms.
When Onondaga County Sheriff's Deputies arrived at Braemar Drive, McRae told them he wanted to kill police officers and that he had several guns. The Sheriff's SWAT team arrived on scene after McRae refused to exit his house. The standoff lasted nearly five hours during which time there were negotiations between McRae and the SWAT team.
During those negotiations, McRae revealed that his intent to harm police stemmed from a correctional facility video released earlier in the day. On December 27th, the New York Attorney General's Office released videos from inside the Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County that showed an inmate being assaulted by staff while restrained. That inmate later died.
Around 4:40 a.m., on Saturday, December 28th, McRae exited his apartment peacefully and surrendered to law enforcement. He was taken into custody without further incident. He has since been charged with a felony count of making a terroristic threat. The investigation remains ongoing.
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