Middletown man accused of making threats released

A preliminary hearing has been set for a Middletown man accused of making a terroristic threat at a Liberty Twp. movie theater.

Justin R. Pickron, 21, appeared in a video arraignment Tuesday in Butler County Area II Court and was released from the Butler County Jail after posting a $5,000 bond. As part of his release conditions, Pickron is not to have contact with the victim or the Cobb Theater at Liberty Center.

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The court set his preliminary hearing for 1 p.m. May 15.

Pickron is accused of making comments on April 25 to co-workers at the Cobb Theater about bringing a gun to work and shooting people inside the theater. Butler County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Pickron early Tuesday morning in Middletown.

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Ed Richter has been a working journalist for 38 years, with the last 34 years working in various capacities covering Butler and Warren counties as a reporter and an editor. Richter covers local news and governments in Warren County focusing on Springboro, Lebanon, Franklin, Carlisle and Waynesville.