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LOGAN, Utah (ABC4) — A man has been arrested after allegedly sending more than a thousand threatening messages to the Utah Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) and threatening to kill law enforcement.

Sam Hale Merritt, 42, has been arrested and is facing charges of electronic communication harassment, interfering with a peace officer, three counts of assault by prisoner, and two counts of propelling a bodily substance. He has not been formally charged yet.

According to the arrest statement, the Logan Police Department was contacted by DCFS regarding a threat made toward them. A police detective responded and met with a case worker from DCFS, who repo

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