OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - An eastern Nebraska man faces federal charges, including kidnapping, after investigators say he made threats to kill a U.S. wildlife officer who cited him for fishing and hunting violations.
A federal indictment charges Cody Cape, 22, of Blair, with threatening to kill a federal law enforcement officer, interstate kidnapping and brandishing a firearm.
The incident stemmed from citations Cape and a friend received in October for hunting and fishing violations near the DeSoto Wildlife Refuge, the Omaha World-Herald reported. The friend told police that Cape later drove by the home of the wildlife officer who had ticketed them and that Cape then forced the friend at gunpoint to drive by an area where he thought the officer might be. The friend also said Cape explained how he could use explosives to kill the officer and his family.
Blair police arrested Cape on Christmas night during a traffic stop and said they found a handgun and bullets in Cape’s vehicle. A woman who was with Cape when he was arrested told police Cape had said he wanted to kill the wildlife officer, prosecutors said.
Court records say Cape told investigators he might have made statements saying he wanted to kill the officer, but insisted that he would not actually have hurt the officer.
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