BEDFORD COUNTY, PA — Investigators say an Imler man is in custody after allegedly threatening to behead Pennsylvania State Police troopers and later making repeated threats toward a Bedford County magisterial judge during his arraignment.
Police identified the man as 49-year-old Eugene Acker Jr. Court records say he was arrested last week after authorities responded to a reported disturbance at a home in Kimmel Township.
According to a criminal affidavit, Acker allegedly resisted law enforcement and made multiple statements about killing the responding troopers by cutting their heads off.
Authorities say the disturbance call led to an arrest last week
Police say the case began when they were called to a home in Kimmel Township for a disturbance. That response, investigators say, led to Acker’s arrest last week.
Court records describe Acker as resisting law enforcement during the encounter. The affidavit says he then made threats that escalated beyond the initial disturbance and targeted the troopers who responded.
Investigators say he told them that when he got out, they were done. According to police, he also said he would cut off their genitals.
Affidavit says threats escalated after Acker was taken before a judge
The threats did not stop once Acker reached court. Investigators say that during a video arraignment, he made repeated threatening and derogatory comments to the Bedford County magisterial judge handling the hearing.
Police say he told the judge, “I’m coming after you, you f***ing b***h.” Investigators also say he continued speaking threateningly while the judge was asking questions about possible bail.
The statements, according to authorities, were made on camera during the arraignment. The threats added a second target to the case and brought the courtroom into the center of the criminal complaint.
Several terroristic threat charges filed in Bedford County
Online court records show Acker is facing several counts of terroristic threats, along with other charges. Officials have not publicly detailed every count beyond that broad charge listing.
The case is being handled in Bedford County, where the court records show Acker remains jailed. He is being held at the Bedford County Jail.
Authorities say bail was denied. That means Acker will stay in custody as the case moves forward through the county court system.
What court records say about the alleged threats to troopers
The criminal affidavit lays out the sequence police say unfolded after the disturbance call. Investigators say Acker made explicit threats to the responding troopers, including statements about beheading them.
Police say he also made comments about what would happen when he got out, language investigators treated as further threats rather than a single outburst. The affidavit says the remarks were repeated and direct.
Those allegations are central to the criminal case. At this stage, the claims come from police and court filings, which outline what investigators say happened during the arrest and afterward.
Bedford County case centers on threats made in both the street and the courtroom
The case is unusual because investigators say the alleged threats happened in two places: first at the home in Kimmel Township, then again during a formal court proceeding. That sequence gave police and court officials separate moments to document the comments.
Bedford County court records show the judge was still asking about bail when the alleged threats continued. Police say Acker’s comments were not limited to the initial arrest scene.
For now, the case remains focused on the statements described in the affidavit and the charges filed in county court. Acker is being held while the legal process continues.
