Sheriff: Man threatened Walmart mass shooting if hantavirus led to lockdown

The Brief

  • An Arkansas man was arrested after allegedly threatening a Walmart mass shooting over possible hantavirus lockdowns.
  • The FBI traced the threats to an online gaming account linked to the suspect.
  • Investigators seized computer equipment and charged the 20-year-old with felony terroristic threatening.

MARION COUNTY, Ark. A 20-year-old Arkansas man has been arrested after authorities say he threatened to carry out a mass shooting at a local Walmart if the country were locked down again because of the hantavirus.

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According to Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander, Aaron Keith Bynum was taken into custody on charges of first-degree terroristic threatening, a Class D felony, and harassing communications, a Class A misdemeanor.

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