Law enforcement officials, already alerted to the potential threat, arrested Parsons at the scene. He was charged with “going armed to the terror of the public.” At the time of his arrest, Parsons was said to be armed with a handgun and a rifle.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resumed visits in North Carolina following alleged threats targeting the agency’s personnel, according to agency Administrator Deanne Criswell. “We now have resumed all normal operations,

FEMA personnel have resumed door-to-door visits in hurricane-ravaged North Carolina after reports emerged over the weekend that they could be targeted by militia.