一名德克萨斯州男子周五被捕，此前执法部门截获了一条信息，表明他正计划进行一项大规模枪击案警方说，在沃尔玛。
“科尔曼·托马斯·布莱文斯，28岁，来自克尔维尔，于5月28日星期五在1000号路口高速公路被KCSO特别行动处逮捕，逮捕他的理由是恐怖主义威胁造成公众对严重人身伤害的恐惧。克尔县警长办公室在一份声明中说:“支持逮捕的有美国刑事调查局、联邦调查局、克尔维尔警察局巡逻队和美国特勤局。”脸书声明周日晚上。
声明称，在调查过程中，KCSO调查人员与布莱文斯进行了交谈，并确认了他与极端主义意识形态的关联和联系。
周四，KCSO特别行动处截获了一条信息，表明布莱文斯“正准备进行大规模袭击”射击官员们说，并补充说，在信息中，布莱文提出了一个具体的威胁，包括沃尔玛。
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(文件)在这张文件照片中，2020年8月18日，一家沃尔玛商店出现在DC华盛顿州。
在联邦调查局的帮助下，KCSO调查人员表示，他们证实了布莱文“有能力完成威胁，并立即采取行动逮捕他。”
逮捕后，调查人员在Blevins的家中执行了搜查令，他们在那里发现了“枪支、弹药、电子证据、浓缩的THC和激进的意识形态工具，包括书籍、旗帜和手写文件，”他们说。
布莱文斯以25万美元的保证金被关押在克尔县监狱，截至周日晚上，他仍被关押在那里。他正处于重罪缓刑期，被禁止拥有枪支。
“我们的调查人员在这个案件中做了出色的工作，可能挽救了许多生命，”治安官拉里·莱塔说。"在这种情况下剧情中断是不可想象的。"
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 amass shootingat 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 aFacebook statementSunday night.
During the investigation, KCSO investigators spoke with Blevins and confirmed his affiliation and networking with extremist ideologies, the statement read.
On Thursday, the KCSO Special Operations Division intercepted a message indicating that Blevins was "preparing to proceed with a massshooting," officials said, adding that in the message, Blevins made a specific threat that included Walmart.
With the help of the FBI, KCSO investigators said they confirmed Blevins' "capability of following through with the threat and moved immediately to arrest him."
After the arrest, investigators executed a search warrant at Blevins' home, where they found "firearms, ammunition, electronic evidence, concentrated THC, and radical ideology paraphernalia, including books, flags, and handwritten documents," they said.
Blevins was booked into the Kerr County Jail on a $250,000 bond, where he remains as of Sunday night. He is on active felony probation and prohibited from possessing firearms.
"Our investigators did outstanding work in this case, and possibly saved many lives," Sheriff Larry Leitha said. "The plot interrupted in this case is unthinkable."
