Jason Patrick, 42, from Bonaire, Georgia, emerged as a leader among the occupiers following the January 26th arrests of Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Ryan Payne, and many more.

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Patrick is a roofing contractor who was indicted last year on a charge of making terroristic threats, a felony.

He was accused of "threatening to kill everyone inside the Warner Robins Municipal Court complex," south of Macon, in August, an indictment filed in Houston County Superior Court shows.

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Patrick was also accused of physically resisting arrest and refusing to follow a police officer's commands to leave the courthouse lobby, and charged with obstruction of an officer, the indictment said.

If convicted, he could face between one and five years in prison or a fine of up to $1,000, or both, according to the statute.

No further information about that case was available Wednesday.

Patrick's public defender, Mike Rivera, declined comment on the charge.

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Patrick has admitted that he lost his job after he abruptly told his bosses he'd miss work for the Oregon protest.

He said he'd already exhausted most of his vacation days attending other self-described patriot events.

"The Constitution is more important," he said.

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Patrick has been posting frequent pictures from Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to his Facebook page and videos to his YouTube channel.

He recently received a "hometown hero" award from the American Red Cross for helping drivers stranded in an Atlanta snowstorm.

Patrick was also at the Bundy ranch standoff in Nevada in 2014.

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