Former North Carolina police officer accused of threatening mass shooting at New Orleans festival

A erstwhile North Carolina constabulary serviceman was arrested precocious Wednesday for allegedly threatening a wide shooting astatine a New Orleans festival, authorities said.

Christopher Gillum, 45, was detained astatine a Destin, Florida edifice connected Wednesday night, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said.

He is wanted successful Orleans Parish successful Louisiana for alleged terroristic threats and is accused of readying to question to a festival successful New Orleans to perpetrate a wide shooting and past dice by suicide, authorities said.

The Louisiana State Police did not accidental which festival the fishy was allegedly targeting, but said successful a connection Thursday that "there are nary known nonstop threats to immoderate festivals successful Louisiana." The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was acceptable to commencement its archetypal play connected Thursday.

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Christopher Gillum, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was wanted by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety "for terroristic threats" and was arrested astatine a edifice successful Destin, Florida, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said successful a connection Thursday. (Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office)

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Alex Carrasquillo, the connection manager for Chapel Hill, North Carolina, confirmed to Fox News Digital that Gillum was an serviceman determination from 2004 to 2019.

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Gillum returned arsenic a non-sworn worker successful 2024 earlier leaving for different occupation by the extremity of that year, Carrasquillo said.

Gillum was being held successful a Florida jailhouse and awaiting extradition to Louisiana, the sheriff's bureau said. (Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities successful Louisiana and Florida highlighted the collaboration betwixt respective agencies and the usage of licence sheet scholar exertion aft the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said deputies learned Gillum was successful the country done the county’s Flock camera system.

"This disturbing lawsuit highlights however exertion similar FLOCK and beardown partnerships betwixt agencies tin assistance forestall imaginable unit and bring wanted fugitives into custody safely earlier a calamity could occur," said Sheriff Eric Aden.

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When officers arrested Gillum, they recovered a handgun and astir 200 rounds of ammunition from his edifice room, the sheriff's bureau alleged. (Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office)

Deputies besides recovered a handgun and astir 200 rounds of ammunition from Gillum's edifice room.

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Gillium is being held successful the Okaloosa County jailhouse pending extradition to Louisiana.