Bloomington man charged for making threats to park employees

A Bloomington man faces three felony charges of making terroristic threats after he allegedly threatened and vowed to kill three park employees who asked him to stop smoking on a city beach. Three Bloomington Park and Recreation employees who were conducting a summer camp program for kids Aug. 11 at Bush Lake Beach approached Tou Xioung Vang and asked him to stop smoking a cigarette. According to a city ordinance and signs posted at the beach, smoking is not allowed in the park. According to a criminal complaint filed last week in Hennepin County District Court, Tou Xioung Vang began yelling obscenities and statements similar to "Do you remember the Vietnamese hunter in Wisconsin? I'll come back and kill all of you" and "Do you remember Virginia Tech? I'll mow all you down." Vang's 4- and 6-year-old children and other... [read full story]