WARSAW — A Warsaw man threatened to fight several officers after they attempted to calm him down. During the arrest, he continued to threaten them and at one point stated he was going to burn their houses down.

Toby Daniel Jackson

Toby Daniel Jackson, 35, 30 EMS B34 Lane, Warsaw, is being charged with intimidation, a level 6 felony, and disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor.

On June 3, an officer with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a verbal altercation. Upon arrival, the officer witnessed Jackson yelling at a female subject. The officer attempted to calm Jackson down and figure out what was making him upset.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Jackson told the officer he was going to fight him and that he couldn’t believe they only sent one officer. After this threat, two other officers came to assist with the arrest. Jackson continued to threaten the officers.

At one point, Jackson clenched his fists and moved towards an officer. Jackson told another officer that he was going to punch him in the face and give him a black eye. Jackson was put under arrest and placed in the back of the patrol vehicle.

Even after being placed under arrest, Jackson continued to threaten the officers. He told them he better get a spit hood because he has Hepatitis C and was going to spit all over and bite the officer on the face. He also threatened to burn all the officer’s houses down.