KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City man has been charged in federal court with making a hoax telephone call that led to an Internal Revenue Service office being locked down and an employee being detained.
Anthony M. Alford, 46, was charged in a criminal complaint filed under seal in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City last Friday.
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An affidavit submitted in support of the criminal complaint states that on Sept. 10, Alford called 911 to report that “Victim One” was armed and threatening to shoot up the IRS building at 333 W. Pershing Rd. in Kansas City, Missouri. Victim One is an employee of the IRS.
Kansas City police officers were sent to the building where they contacted IRS security and Federal Protective Service officers.
Victim One was detained and searched for weapons based on the 911 call. Following the 911 call, the B-Wing of the IRS building was locked down.
The IRS announced there was an active shooter in the building and told those in the B-Wing to stay locked down.