Ex-doctor living in Las Vegas accused of threatening Mormon church

A erstwhile doc who authorities accidental mislaid his licence owed to a cause probe has been accused successful Las Vegas of making coercion threats against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints successful Salt Lake City.

A Las Vegas constabulary apprehension study for Isaac Hearne, 55, of Las Vegas, states Hearne was arrested aft the church’s office received a telephone telephone connected Dec. 13 from a antheral who identified himself arsenic Hearne.

“’You’re going to privation to notify the authorities … due to the fact that I americium going to termination everyone successful that (expletive) building,’” Hearne was quoted arsenic saying connected the recorded call.

Hearne, constabulary said, besides threatened the idiosyncratic who took the call, saying repeatedly “I’m coming to termination you.”

Police said a religion probe showed it had received anterior calls from the aforesaid number, and that Hearne was the caller. The Las Vegas constabulary counterterrorism conception was past assigned to investigate.

Two witnesses subsequently told constabulary that Hearne is simply a erstwhile oculus doc from Reno. One witnesser said helium was “a trained ophthalmologist (who) mislaid his aesculapian licensure owed to narcotics diversion,” constabulary said. Federal and authorities online records bespeak Hearne’s aesculapian licence was revoked successful 2019.

Police said a household subordinate told a detective that Hearne has intelligence wellness problems but refuses to spot a doctor. The household subordinate besides said that Hearne is simply a erstwhile subordinate of the religion who had made thousands successful donations.

“He wanted his donations (tithes) refunded but the Church had refused, which caused him to go progressively frustrated and angry,” constabulary said.

Hearne initially declined to talk with constabulary but aboriginal confessed to making the call, a detective wrote successful the apprehension report.

“Hearne past stated that helium blamed the religion for the nonrecreational and fiscal calamities helium has suffered successful life, and that helium had awoken from a imagination aggravated and decided to telephone the church,” constabulary said.

There was nary grounds for Hearne astatine the Clark County Detention Center Monday. Las Vegas Justice Court records bespeak helium was taxable to a merchandise bid requiring precocious level physics monitoring and an bid to enactment distant from each LDS churches.

A transgression ailment successful the lawsuit has not been filed. Hearne’s adjacent tribunal quality is scheduled for Thursday.

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