Employer's Nightmare: Fired Employee From Lebanon Threatens To Shoot Former Co-Workers

Every employer worries about how an employee will take the news of a change in employment status, on Wednesday one of the worst case scenarios almost happened.

Whorten Elmer Haines.
Photo Credit: *Lancaster PD*

Jillian Pikora

08/06/2021 1:32 p.m.

Whorten Elmer Haines, 56, of Lebanon did not take the news for his firing well, according to police in New Holland.

New Holland Borough police were called to a business on Diller Avenue around 3:57 p.m.

Upon arrival officers spoke with employees of the business who stated that when the manager fired Haines-- threatened to come back and shoot his former co-workers.

Police located Haines and took him into custody.

Haines was charged with a misdemeanor for terrorist threats.

He was released on $5,000 unsecured bail.

His preliminary hearing date was pending at the time of this publication.

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