ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) -- A South Carolina man accused of telling
people he was a terrorist has been arrested near a passport
office in the northern Vermont city of St. Albans.  Police say
47-year-old Radu Chereches (chur-EE-chis) of Ridgeland, S.C.,
went into a business and asked if he could leave two large
backpacks there because he had been told not enter the U.S.
passport office next door with them.  Police say a short time
later he told officers he was a terrorist and said he had told
people in the passport office the same thing. He refused to
allow officers to search his backpacks.  State and federal law
enforcement officers determined the backpack contained only
personal items.  Chereches was charged with creating a false
public alarm. It's unclear if he has a lawyer.  Read or Share
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