Monessen woman charged with threatening Westmoreland children's bureau employees
A Monessen woman was charged Tuesday with terroristic threats and harassment after Westmoreland County detectives said she threatened to kill children’s bureau employees.
Precious L. Gantt, 39, is accused of making the threats since February.
She has been under the bureau’s supervision since 2021 in connection with a case involving her children, according to court papers. After a supervised visit in February, detectives said she began sending threatening text messages to her caseworker and others involved with her supervision, according to court papers.
Police were contacted Monday after Gantt left several voicemails threatening to kill anyone at the bureau who has been involved in her supervision. An employee reported that Gantt threatened to shoot her during a phone call that afternoon, according to court papers.
Gantt also is facing charges in Monessen for threatening police there. She was awaiting arraignment in both cases.
Gantt was sentenced in July 2021 to 11 to 23 months in jail in connection with threats made to the Westmoreland County Emergency Operations Center in August 2020.
Investigators said she made 16 phone calls to Westmoreland 911 over a nine hour period, sometimes yelling at the call taker and using derogatory language toward police officers
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.
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