A Nesquehoning man faces felony charges after he threatened to shoot borough employees for his water being shut off due to non-payment.

The incident occurred on Wednesday morning at the borough office, located at 114 W. Catawissa St.

Police were called to the office just after 10:30 a.m. for a threats complaint.

Police Chief Michael Weaver said that employees told officers that they received a phone call from Steven William Figueroa, 29, of the 200 block of West Catawissa Street, concerning his water service being shut off at his home.

Police noted in the affidavit that Figueroa was agitated and argumentative with the employees.

A short time later, borough employees received a call from the management company that owns the property. The representative told the borough that Figueroa told him that he planned to go to the borough office with a gun and shoot staff, Weaver said.

As a result, the borough office was put on lock down and halted business operations for the day.

A post on the borough authority’s Facebook page urged residents to refrain from coming to the building as they will not be allowed inside the building.

Weaver said police conducted a records check and learned that Figueroa had a Glock 9mm pistol.

An arrest warrant was issued and he was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon without incident.

Figueroa faces one count each of terroristic threats with the intention to terrorize another and terroristic threats that cause serious public inconvenience.

In addition, Weaver said police obtained a search warrant for Figueroa’s residence and found a loaded Glock 9mm magazine and various drug paraphernalia.

He was arraigned before District Judge Beth Dodson, who set bail at $10,000 straight cash.

Figueroa is incarcerated in the Carbon County Correctional Facility.

Additional charges relating to the drug paraphernalia found during the search, are pending, Weaver said.

As a result of the incident, Nesquehoning Borough Council canceled its monthly meeting Wednesday evening and rescheduled it for 6 p.m. on July 3.