At Watley’s arraignment on Monday, Assistant District Attorney Rexene Finley said he intimidated Juneau's trans community as well as families with children in schools. “Mr. Watley has threatened to shoot our most vulnerable populations,” she said.
On Friday, notes were left in Foodland IGA and in the State Office Building. Two more were left in Juneau’s Costco over the weekend.
Juneau police were able to use Costco’s surveillance system to track the person who posted the notes back to a car. They then traced the license plates on the car to Watley.Juneau police credited the FBI for helping with the arrest. “Anytime there’s a potential threat like this, and it comes across, we try to partner with any resources we can,” Lt. Krag Campbell said.
At Watley’s arraignment on Monday, Assistant District Attorney Rexene Finley said Watley put Juneau residents in fear.She said he intimidated the trans community as well as families with children in schools.The judge set a $10,000 cash bond for Watley and required that he hand in all firearms and stay away from schools and parks in Juneau as conditions of release from Lemon Creek Correctional Center, where he has been held since his arrest.
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