ST. CLOUD, Minn. – A central Minnesota man is facing a felony charge of making threats of violence after he allegedly damaged an electric utility truck with the worker inside Monday in St. Joseph Township in Stearns County.
According to the criminal complaint, the utility worker contracted by Xcel Energy was updating gas meters in the area. The worker said a man walked up to his truck and was yelling. Then, the man began hitting the hood, mirrors, and driver’s side door with a metal bar.
Authorities were able to identify the man as 66-year-old Robert Alan Anderson. Officers used a search warrant to arrest Anderson, who also allegedly yelled at them to get off his property.
Deputies said they found three metal crowbars and fireworks in his home.