CHENANGO COUNTY – Five individuals were indicted on felony charges in unrelated cases, including rape, an alleged threat to blow up the Chenango County Courthouse, and the beating of a police officer.

Timothy W. Potter Jr. was indicted with predatory sexual assault against a child, a class A felony, first-degree rape, a class B felony, and second-degree rape, a class D felony.

Potter’s indictment states that between November 2018 and February 2019, in the Town of Norwich, Potter raped a victim under the age of 13.

Russell J. Hyer was indicted for making a terroristic threat, a class D felony.

Hyer’s indictment states that on October 23, 2020 and October 28, 2020, Hyer made a terroristic threat with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnapping.

It states that Hyer left voicemails with the New York State Attorney General’s Office threatening to blow up the Chenango County Courthouse with dynamite.