Rock Creek man jailed for online bomb threats

DUNN COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) -- A Rock Creek man is behind bars, accused of making bomb threats on Facebook.

Donald K. Wheeler, 52, was arrested late Monday night. The FBI contacted the Dunn County Sheriff's Department about the threatening posts just before midnight.

Together, Dunn County deputies, the FBI and the regional SWAT team searched a home on 190th Avenue in Eau Claire.

Investigators say they found evidence Wheeler posted to Facebook about the use of a bomb. His case is now headed to the Dunn County District Attorney's Office for prosecution.