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HUNTINGTON CANYON, Emery County — An armed man was arrested after claiming to be a federal marshal while making demands at a power plant Tuesday, investigators said.
Security officers for the Rocky Mountain Power Huntington Power Plant, located in Huntington Canyon, made contact with the man early Tuesday morning, according to the Emery County Sheriff's Office. Investigators said a contractor called security to let them know a "suspicious" vehicle was parked near their trailers, just outside the inner perimeter fence for the facility.
When a plant employee talked to the man, he allegedly claimed to be a federal marshal, law enforcement officials said.
"He then drew his pistol, waving it back and forth and stating that it was fully loaded," a statement from the sheriff's office reads. "He began making demands on what he wanted done to make the power plant better. As it appeared the man was not rational, plant personnel kept the suspect calm by engaging him in conversation until law enforcement arrived."
The man, who was carrying a loaded .22 revolver and knife, was disarmed by law enforcement officers when they arrived on scene, according to the sheriff's office.
Thomas Max Fish, 49, was arrested and booked into the Emery County Jail. The Emery County Attorney's Office has charged him with threat of terrorism, possession or use of a firearm by a restricted person, possession or use of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person and threat with or use of a dangerous weapon in a fight or quarrel, in addition to criminal trespass.
Fish has previously pled guilty to multiple felony offenses involving controlled substances, according to court documents.
