In the wake of the massacres in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, authorities across the country have arrested a number of suspects who have allegedly threatened similar mass shootings. In the 21 days since the back-to-back mass shootings, 14 people, by ABC News' count, have said they were plotting
In the wake of the massacres in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, authorities across the country have arrested a number of suspects who have allegedly threatened similar mass shootings.
Tips to the agency's National Threat Operations Center increased since the beginning of the month, according to a statement the FBI sent to ABC News on Saturday.In its count, ABC News did not include threats allegedly made by minors or other individuals who police determined did not have the capabilities or weapons to carry out the attacks.
2.) Aug. 7Federal prosecutors charged Justin Olsen, 18, for making threats against law enforcement agents in the online forum iFunny, where he allegedly posted statements expressing his support for mass shootings. Climo is alleged to have communicated with members of a white supremacist extremist organization that urges members to carry out attacks on the government, minorities and the LGBTQ community.4.) Aug. 8Dmitriy Andreychenko, 20, was arrested for allegedly making a terrorist threat when he walked into a Walmart while armed with a rifle and wearing body armor.
"3 more days of probation left then I get my AR-15 back," Clayton allegedly posted."Don't go to Walmart next week." Court records indicate that she has an appearance scheduled for Sept. 10 and does not appear to have yet entered a plea. ABC News’ request for comment from her attorney were not immediately returned.
8.) Aug. 16Volusia County Sheriff's deputies in Florida arrested Tristan Scott Wix, 25, on charges of making threats to commit a mass shooting. 10.) Aug. 17Police in New Middleton, Ohio, arrested James Reardon Jr., 20, on charges of telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing after he allegedly posted a video on Instagram that authorities believed amounted to a threat to commit a mass shooting at the Youngstown Jewish Family Center.
A listed public defender for Sheikh did not immediately respond to a request for comment. As of Friday, Sheikh had not yet entered a plea in his case. 13.) Aug. 21Jacob Cooper, 20, of Tennessee was arrested and charged with making a threat to shoot up a Washington, D.C., Planned Parenthood facility.
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