Man arrested, accused of making HP threat

Authorities say a 27-year-old man has been arrested after he purportedly threatened to shoot fellow employees at the new Hewlett-Packard facility in Conway.

Ryan Patrick Williams told authorities that he was only kidding when he made the comment Friday. A police report released this week says witnesses told authorities that Williams said he was going to bring two guns to the facility and “shoot some people.”

Williams faces three counts of first-degree terroristic threatening. Circuit Judge David Reynolds also issued a no-contact order including all HP employees and facilities.

Hewlett-Packard opened its technical service center in December and employs more than 600 workers.

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