FOXNews.com: URGENT: Police Thwart Aurora-Like Threat

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URGENT: Police Thwart Aurora-Like Threat Jul 27th 2012, 17:40 DEVELOPING: Authorities have arrested a Maryland man they say referred to himself as "a joker" and threatened to carry out a mass shooting at his workplace, Fox News has learned.  Police arrested 28-year-old Neil Prescott of Crofton, Md., after the man allegedly called his employer and threatened to "shoot the place up."  Fox affiliate WTTG, citing police sources, reports that Prescott called himself "a joker" before his arrest Thursday. Authorities say they believe the threat could have been carried out as a copycat of the shooting massacre one week ago in Aurora, Colo., in which 12 people were killed during a midnight viewing of the new Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises." When police took Prescott into custody, they found an "arsenal" of weapons inside his home, a source close to the investigation told Fox News.  The Associated Press reports that a search of Prescott's home turned up more than 20 guns, including assault rifles and handguns, and more than 400 rounds of ammunition.    Prescott was about to get fired from his job at Pitney Bowes, a software and mailroom supplier in Prince George's County, according to WTTG. He was arrested at his home in Crofton, Md., Thursday night.  A source told Fox News that Prescott is "emotionally disturbed." He was being held Friday at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, where he was undergoing a psychological evaluation. Crofton is located between Washington, D.C., and Annapolis, Md. The Prince George's County Police Department is planning a news conference on the investigation at 1 p.m. local time.  Click for more from MyFoxDC.com Fox News' Mike Levine contributed to this report.

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