Ephrata man arrested for terroristic threats, disorderly conduct
Ephrata police say 49-year-old George C. Connors threatened officers with 'double 00 Buck' while attempting to smash a patio window; he was found intoxicated and jailed on $30,000 bail.
Ephrata Police responded Aug. 28, 2026 to the 100 block of Fieldcrest Lane after a report of a traumatic injured subject. Officers say they found 49-year-old George C. Connors at the rear of his residence attempting to smash a patio window with a pickax and heard him threaten to shoot officers with 'double 00 Buck'; he was determined to be intoxicated and charged with terroristic threats (M1), disorderly conduct (M3) and public drunkenness (summary offense). Connors was arraigned by MDJ Landis and committed to Lancaster County Prison on $30,000 cash bail.