A man accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, allegedly saying he was coming to her house with guns and there was going to be a blood bath, was taken into custody late Thursday night.

Patrick Randal Sherrard, 28, was arrested by Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Zachary Goad following Goad’s investigation into alleged threats made by Sherrard.

Court and jail records show Sherrard with a home address in rural Linton but at one point in the investigation, deputies located Sherrard living at a residence in Lyons.

Deputy Goad was first dispatched to a home in the Linton area after dispatch received a call from a man who said Sherrard was threatening to kill him.

When Goad arrived in the wee hours of Sunday, August 19, he talked to a woman who said her ex-boyfriend had been sending threatening messages to her. She told the deputy that Sherrard was upset to find out she had “moved on” and had found another boyfriend. She said he had called her 30-40 times and had sent numerous text messages.

Goad reported he viewed the messages and he included the contents of numerous messages in a probable cause affidavit.

One message said, “When I found out who he is and I see him out in public he will be a dead man.”

Other messages warn there will be blood, that he’s going to kill someone, that he won’t back down, that he’s coming, with guns, and that he was going to end up in prison.

After obtaining evidence of these messages and interviewing both the man and woman at the Linton residence, Deputy Goad and Deputy Alan Jackson went to Sherrard’s residence in Lyons where Sherrard refused to open the door but did answer his phone.

Goad reported Sherrard knew why he was being contacted and allegedly said he had been diagnosed with problems which he believed was the reason he sent the messages.

When asked if he sent all the messages including threatening the man saying he was going to bring his guns and there would be a blood bath, Goad reported Sherrard continued to say he has problems and says things he doesn’t mean. Sherrard also allegedly said he was sorry and would not send any more threatening messages.

Following Goad’s investigation, Greene County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Keven McIntosh filed a criminal case against Sherrard and a warrant for his arrest was issued on Wednesday, September 5.

Sherrard was then arrested late last night and booked in to the Greene County Jail where his bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed.

When Sherrard appears in Greene Superior Court for his initial hearing, he will be charged with intimidation where the threat is to commit a forcible felony, a Level 6 felony.