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Report: Ohio cop killer had threatened to kill officers before

The cop killer made threats against police 3 months prior

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Danville Police Chief Daniel J. Weckessel, left, looks over the police station parking lot where Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell was gunned down Sunday night.

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DANVILLE, Ohio — A police report says a man accused of gunning down an Ohio village policeman had threatened to kill an officer three months ago.

The report says Herschel Ray Jones III beat his girlfriend Oct. 13 and said he planned to kill an officer and steal his uniform or call in a school bomb threat. Danville police arrested Jones at his girlfriend’s house. Officers found a gun in his pants, but he said he didn’t know anything about it. Charges were dropped when the woman recanted.

The woman called 911 late Sunday and said Jones had weapons and intended to kill an officer. The body of auxiliary officer Thomas Cottrell was found soon after.

Jones is in jail with charges pending. Calls to phone numbers listed for Jones or family members have rung answered.

The officer’s funeral is Saturday.

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