Victor Pablo, the Edgard man who was charged during the summer for making threatening comments toward St. Charles Parish police on social media, recently pleaded guilty to three counts of threatening a public official and was sentenced to a deferred six month prison sentence and will be on probation for two years.
Pablo’s probation period will be supervised by the St. Charles Parish District Attorney’s Office. He was fined $200 and has been ordered to complete 48 hours of community service. He also received an additional sentence of two months in parish prison with credit for time served since his July 19 arrest. During his probation period, Pablo is ordered to have no firearms in his possession.
Pablo was arrested in July by the St. Charles Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office. On July 18, St. Charles Parish deputies began investigating a post on social media that allegedly stated,
“In uh lil while cops in St. Charles are goin to be next. I hope they kill every last 1 of them dirty bitchez.”
Those comments were made at a time of great tension after shootings victimizing police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge during the summer. The threat was considered to be serious and dangerous, according to investigators.
A search warrant was also executed at Pablo’s residence where multiple weapons were recovered.
“The Right to Free speech comes with certain responsibilities,” said St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne. “Making threats in this volatile environment incites danger for law enforcement and the public.”
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