Monday, May 31, 2021

Texas man arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting at Walmart: Police



A Texas man was arrested Friday after law enforcement intercepted a message indicating that he was planning to proceed with a mass shooting at a Walmart, police said.

"Coleman Thomas Blevins, age 28, of Kerrville, was arrested by the KCSO Special Operations Division in the 1000 block of Junction Highway on Friday, May 28th, on a warrant for a Terroristic Threat to Create Public Fear of Serious Bodily Injury. Supporting the arrest were the DPS-CID, FBI, Kerrville PD Patrol Division, and US Secret Service," the Kerr County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook statement Sunday night.

During the investigation, KCSO investigators spoke with Blevins and confirmed his affiliation and networking with extremist ideologies, the statement read.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-man-arrested-allegedly-planning-mass-shooting-walmart/story?id=77995671

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