ISP: Man Arrested After Threatening Lieutenant Governor
Joshua Wasson faces felony intimidation charges after investigators say threatening Facebook messages led to a search that found marijuana, paraphernalia and a handgun.
- Indiana State Police arrested Joshua Wasson, 24, on Thursday for allegedly sending threatening Facebook messages to Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith.
- Escalating threats referencing the 2025 assassination of Charlie Kirk prompted Beckwith to notify his security team, which contacted the Indiana State Police.
- Detectives interviewed Wasson at his workplace, where he appeared "visibly nervous," and troopers discovered suspected marijuana, paraphernalia, and a handgun in his vehicle.
- Dubois County prosecutors charged Wasson on Friday with two Level 6 felony intimidation counts plus misdemeanor drug charges; he remains held without bond at the Dubois County Jail.
- Beckwith stated he does not expect Wasson to "sit in jail forever over something like this" but anticipates pursuing a restraining order against the Jasper man.
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Jasper man accused of threatening Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith
Jasper man arrested for alleged intimidation against Indiana Lt. Governor
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- Indiana State Police say a Jasper man was arrested after he allegedly sent threatening statements on social media directed to Indiana Lieutenant Governor, Micah Beckwith. ISP says the Jasper State Police Post was contacted regarding the posts made on Facebook, and says they were allegedly committed by Joshua Wasson of Jasper. ISP [...]
Indiana State Police arrest Dubois County man over alleged threats targeting Lt. Gov. Beckwith
Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said recent messages he received from a Dubois County man became “very, very threatening,” prompting a state police investigation and subsequent arrest. (Photo by Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle)A 24-year-old Dubois County man was arrested Thursday after Indiana State Police say he sent a series of threatening social media messages to Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith. Joshua Wasson, of Jasper, was arrested on a Level 6 felon…
ISP: Man arrested after threatening lieutenant governor
INDIANAPOLIS — A Jasper man was arrested after he allegedly sent threatening statements on a social media platform to Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith. Joshua Wasson, 24, was charged with the following: According to a press release from the Indiana State Police, authorities were contacted regarding social media posts made on Facebook where the suspect [...]
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