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Hiding under your bed may have worked as a childhood tactic against the boogeyman. But a West Bend man found it isn't so effective when the police come knocking.

The 19-year-old West Bend man initially refused to come out from under the bed and spat at officers who were investigating a complaint of online threats, police said in a post on Facebook.

A 22-year-old man, also of West Bend, had accused the 19-year-old of making the threats on Facebook, including posting a photo of a man pointing a handgun at his own head but with the face replaced by the face of the 22-year-old.

The victim contacted police Monday morning, and police responded to the home of the 19-year-old, who eventually came out from under the bend and faces potential charges of disorderly conduct and making online threats.