Marathon man accused of phoning FBI with threat to kill deputy, assaulting sergeant

MARATHON, Fla. — A Marathon man is facing multiple charges after authorities said he called the FBI, threatening to shoot and kill a Monroe County deputy, then assaulted one who responded to his home.

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Authorities said the FBI notified the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office of David Patrick Williams’ threat and deputies went to his home on Fourth Avenue just before 9:45 p.m. Friday to speak with him.

Deputies said Williams, 54, told them “he was not going to open the door” before opening it “tensing his body, and pulling away” from them.

According to MCSO, Williams grabbed one of the agency’s sergeants “by the throat.”

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Nobody involved was seriously hurt, MCSO spokesperson Adam Linhardt said. Williams, he said, later admitted to making the call.

Williams faces charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and making threats to kill a law enforcement officer.

Jail information wasn’t immediately available on the MCSO website Saturday. Records show he’s scheduled to be arraigned in a Florida Keys courtroom on May 27.

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