28-year-old Christopher Hawkins, the suspect in the Fox River Mall threat, made his initial appearance in Outagamie County court this morning on a charge for making terrorist threats with the use of a dangerous weapon after he was extradited from Hennepin County Jail in Minneapolis.
According to a criminal complaint, Hawkins threatened to "shoot up" the Fox River Mall and an Appleton hotel before fleeing the area on Tuesday, December 27.
Officers from several area law enforcement agencies, including the Appleton Police Department, Outagamie County Sheriff's Department and the Wisconsin Sate Patrol assisted with the evacuation of the Fox River Mall.
Investigators learned Hawkins had crossed the border from Wisconsin to Minnesota and at that time Grand Chute Police requested the assistance of the FBI.
Hawkins was found in a parking lot and arrested without incident.
