Fired employee arrested for terroristic threats

A dispute between an employer and employee at a local manufacturing plant Monday escalated to death threats and an arrest, according to authorities.

Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said officers were called to Cosmo Cabinets on Industrial Boulevard in Eatonton around 8:30 a.m. Monday because an employee there had been fired from his job and threatened his boss’s life.

When officer Chris Detwei…