KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — A Kaufman County woman will likely be mentally evaluated and could face criminal charges after Denison police say she made Ebola threats against clinic patients and health care workers at two Grayson County doctor’s offices. Police say it was a hoax.
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — A Kaufman County woman will likely be mentally evaluated and could face criminal charges after Denison police say she made Ebola threats against clinic patients and health care workers at two Grayson County doctor’s offices. Police say it was a hoax.
On October 9, 2014, at approximately 11:30 a.m., the woman, who’s identity will not be released unless criminal charges are filed, reportedly went to two doctor’s offices in Grayson County while ill. The woman was asked to cover her mouth after coughing, became angry, and made statements about being from Liberia and having Ebola.
“She was located in Kaufman County, but was not arrested,” Denison Police Department Lt. Mike Eppler told inForney.com. Police said there was no evidence to suggest the woman actually had Ebola and are considering it a hoax.
If charged criminally, the woman could face felony terroristic threat charges. The woman was going to be mentally evaluated, according to the latest information provided to Eppler.
One of the medical offices was located near Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas, and the other in the 2200 block of South Austin Avenue.
"It is being investigated as a hoax, so we don't want people to be alarmed," Eppler told KTEN News in Texoma.
“There is no threat in Kaufman County at present,” Kaufman County Emergency Management Director Steve Howie stated today.
“The Kaufman County Office of Emergency Management has plans in place for this type of incident and has had for some time. They are diligently monitoring the situation and staying in touch with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), and CDC to keep our Public Safety agencies, elected officials, and the public apprised of the situation in Kaufman County,” Howie stated.
