San Bernardino National Forest<\/strong> has been convicted by a federal jury, according to federal officials.<\/span><\/p>\n Richard Latka<\/strong>, 56, of Hemet, was convicted Thursday in federal court of threatening a federal agent,\u00a0officials said.<\/span><\/p>\nU.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer<\/strong> set sentencing for January. \u00a0Latka is facing up to 10 years in federal prison, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n According to officials, this is the evidence against Latka:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The Forest Service Officer went to a residence in Hemet in October 2014 to investigate trash that had recently been dumped in the nearby national forest.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The officer encountered Latka in the front yard of the residence, and Latka reacted angrily when the officer said he wished to speak to \u201cMr. Morales\u201d without telling Latka why. Latka then ran toward the officer with clenched fists. <\/span><\/li>\n
- Believing that Latka intended to hit him, the officer drew his Taser gun. Latka stopped running but continued screaming at the officer. <\/span><\/li>\n
- The officer tried to remove himself from the situation by getting into his car, but Latka continued to scream at the officer and pounded on the window of the marked law enforcement vehicle with his fist.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The officer drove away, but Latka followed in his own car, yelling \u201cnext time you\u2019re dead.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n
- Witnesses reported that Latka later said that he would \u201cget\u201d the officer and that he was going to kill him.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u201cThreatening the lives of law enforcement officers will not be tolerated,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker.<\/strong> \u201cThe officer in this case took many steps to de-escalate the situation and prevent it from getting worse. \u00a0<\/span>If not for the officer\u2019s professionalism and calm, the defendant\u2019s conduct could have become more violent and dangerous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>A man who threatened to kill a U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement<\/strong>\u00a0 officer who came to the man\u2019s home to ask about trash dumped in the San Bernardino National Forest<\/strong> has been convicted by a federal jury, according to federal officials.<\/span><\/p>\n