A man with a history of threats against police and lawyers in Carbon County was in court Wednesday.

But John Large's preliminary hearing on harassment charges did not go forward because he is still trying to secure legal representation.

Large, 52, faces charges for threatening the Lehighton State Police Barracks, and as well as his ex-wife.

Large, whose most recent address was in Lansford, has previously been accused of making bomb threats to judges and attorneys, puncturing car radiators, placing a fake bomb outside a residence, and other harassing behavior.

He has two cases pending in Carbon County. Both stem from incidents that took place on June 13 of last year.

On that date, Large called state police at Lehighton and threatened to attack the troopers stationed there. According to court documents, a trooper said Large told him that his attack would dwarf the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, which had occurred the day before.

The same day, Large is charged with making threats to his ex-wife by phone and through written notes. Police said the notes were placed on a dead crow and a dead snake and left outside her home.

A few days after the alleged incidents, Large was arrested in Vermont and held as a fugitive. Over the last year he remained in jail there fighting his extradition. He was returned to Pennsylvania last month.

In district court on Wednesday Large asked for a continuance so he can attempt to get a public defender.

Large's application for a public defender was previously denied. Judge William Kissner granted the continuance so Large can appeal that decision to Common Pleas Court.

The Carbon County Public Defender's said they cannot release information about an individual's application because it contains personal financial information. In order to qualify for a public defender, a defendant must prove he is unable to afford an attorney.

Large is currently jailed at Carbon County Correctional Facility in lieu of $225,000 bail.