The FBI, Texas Department of Public Safety and Kerr County Sheriff's Department have arrested a Kerrville man they say was planning to carry out a mass shooting at a Walmart.
28-year-old Coleman Thomas Blevins was taken into custody following an investigation.
According to a release posted on the Kerr County Sheriff's Department Facebook page: "Operations Division intercepted a message indicating that Blevins was preparing to proceed with a mass shooting. In the message, Mr. Blevins made a specific threat that included Wal-Mart. Working with the FBI, KCSO Investigators confirmed Mr. Blevins’ capability of following through with the threat and moved immediately to arrest him."
The release went on to say, "After the arrest, a search warrant for Mr. Blevins’ residence in the 200 block of Spence St was executed. In that warrant service, firearms, ammunition, electronic evidence, concentrated THC, and radical ideology paraphernalia, including books, flags, and handwritten documents were seized. Mr. Blevins is currently on active felony probation and is prohibited from possessing firearms. Mr. Blevins was subsequently booked into the Kerr County Jail on a $250,000 bond, where he remains at this time."
Photos courtesy: Kerr County Sheriff's Department (Facebook)