A western Missouri man has been charged with assaulting an
FBI agent who was investigating threats against Jewish sites.
The Kansas City Star reports that 25-year-old Ford Kevin
Coots was charged last week with one count of assaulting a federal officer. FBI
agents allege they went to Coots’ home in Urich on Thursday to serve a search
warrant when the assault occurred.
The agents were investigating bomb and shooting threats
made against a Jewish community center and synagogue in Overland Park and a
synagogue in Kansas City. The agents also were looking into a threat against a
synagogue in Washington D.C.
Court records allege Coots struck an agent with a shovel
during the search. The FBI says agents subdued Coots and took him into custody.
An attorney for Coots isn’t listed in online records.
