By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
MARION, Ill. — A Marion man is facing multiple charges after he was accused of making threats at charity organizations and then becoming confrontational with officers, according to KFVS12.
Charities in this county run lean and rely on goodwill more than budget lines — food pantries, veterans' groups, church-basement operations that keep people fed and housed between paychecks. A threat aimed at one of them lands harder than it would somewhere flush with resources.
Details on the specific charges and the charities involved were reported by KFVS12; the case remains in the Williamson County court system.
The American Times will follow the case as it moves through the courthouse.
— Compiled from reporting by KFVS12.
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