LACROSSE, Wis. – Bail was set at $500,000 for a man who rammed his truck through a metal gate at the LaCrosse airport. and threatened to blow yp an airplane. The prosecutor had sought $1 million bail, but Judge Scott Horne decided not to go that far. The public defender for Cody Alan Anderson, age 31, said a lesser sum would enable his relatives in southern Minnesota to assist him with mental health issues. At the hearig Anderson was advised of the felony charges against him:
> Attempted armed carjacking.
> Attempted armed robbery.
> Terror threats and bomb threats.
Anderson had shown a knife, perhaps two, and claimed to have a C4 explosive in a backpack and two pistols. Nobody was hurt.
Counsel
The attorneys in the case at this point: Jasmine Bettencourt, assistant district attorney, and Allison West, public defender.