Threats Report at Rochester Polling Place Leads to Arrest

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Rochester man was arrested following the reports of threats made at a Rochester polling place over the weekend. 

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That’s according to Rochester Police Department Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson. 

The alleged threats were made during early voting hours on Sunday morning and the incident was reported by an election judge. 

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Rochester Police: Intoxicated Man Arrested for Making Shooting Threats at Rochester Early Voting Location

Police responded to the threats call at the Olmsted County Elections Office at 2122 Campus Drive Southeast around 11:15 a.m.  

Officers learned a man accompanying someone who was at the elections office to vote had made threats about shooting people, the police report says. 

Police identified the man as 46-year-old Timothy Kearney. Grayson said the officers who found Kearny near the elections office suspected him of being intoxicated. 

Kearny was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital for an evaluation due to intoxication before being booked into the Olmsted County Jail, police say.

Kearny is expected to face a felony charge for threats of violence, Grayson said.

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