RANSON, W.Va. — A Jefferson County man remains behind bars after allegedly threatening mass shootings at three locations in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle.
Jon Phillips, 27 of Ranson, allegedly told a Berkeley Medical Center physician on November 20 he was going to “shoot up” the hospital.
Phillips also indicated he had plans to commit mass shootings at a high school in Jefferson County and a local Walmart store, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records.
The hospital notified the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, who responded and spoke to the physician.
The physician told the responding deputy Phillips had not previously been diagnosed with a medical condition that would inhibit him from understanding his actions were illegal.
Phillips has been arrested on a felony charge of terrorist threats. He remains at the Eastern Regional Jail as of Tuesday under $50,000 bond.