Harassment, terrorist threat charges filed against man who threatened to "shoot up" Neosho Post Office

The Newton County Prosecuting Attorney filed felony harassment and terrorist threat charges against a Joplin man who caused a lockdown at the Neosho Post Office November 1.

According to the probable cause statement, Zachary Earl Weaver (DOB 1985) called a post office employee and said he was going to shoot him and "shoot up the Neosho Post Office."

After the call, all doors were secured and no one was allowed to enter unless allowed by law enforcement.

The postal employee continued to receive messages throughout the morning from Weaver, who said he was planning to take his own life and that it was the postal employee's fault, the probable cause statement said.