Winter Haven man arrested after firearm-related threat messages

County: Polk
Location: Winter Haven, FL
Category: Public Safety Threat
Watch Tags: Shooting / Gunfire
Severity: low
Priority: medium
Occurred On: 2026-05-17
Published On: 2026-05-18
Status: Late Breaking
Occurred Confidence: Date Only
Published Confidence: Exact
First Seen: 2026-05-18 21:32:52
Last Seen: 2026-05-18 21:32:52
Source Records: 1
Match Review: Standard
Source: Winter Haven man arrested for harassment of an internet model
Source URL: https://polksheriff.org/news-investigations/polk-county-news/2026/05/18/winter-haven-man-arrested-for-harassment-of-an-internet-model

Summary

Official PCSO reporting indicates a Winter Haven man was arrested early Sunday after allegedly sending threatening messages, including an image of himself holding a firearm and a statement that he would go to the victim’s residence. This item is logged as a source-confirmed threatened-violence incident with a firearm signal.

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Occurred On	Published On	County	Source	Report Run	Update	Report File
2026-05-17	2026-05-18 Late Breaking	Polk	Winter Haven man arrested for harassment of an internet model Open source	2026-05-18 21:32:52 local_import_merge / Orlando	Official PCSO reporting indicates a Winter Haven man was arrested early Sunday after allegedly sending threatening messages, including an image of himself holding a firearm and a statement that he would go to the victim’s residence. This item is logged as a source-confirmed threatened-violence incident with a firearm signal.	Intel_051826_2132.txt