A man has been arrested following threats to shoot two members of the Kansas City Chiefs organization during a Morgan Wallen concert on Friday. This offense led to a delay of the Wallen performance for 40 minutes as Aaron Brown was located and arrested by the police. Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, and Patrick Mahomes are among the high-profile players observed attending the Arrowhead Stadium concert. Brown was booked with a class E felony of making a “terroristic threat” in the second degree following his detention. According to Brown’s office, a $15,000 bond has been set, and prosecutors are requesting a $250,000 cash bond.
Brown was quoted in court papers, stating that his X post was “a stupid, stupid, stupid mistake”, claiming he had never made threats on social media before. As per his girlfriend, investigators were informed that the alleged threat was published, then instantly removed on a “burner” account where he used to “tweet stupid stuff”. Neither the Kansas City Chiefs nor Wallen were immediately able to respond to demands for comments.
At a live show in Denver’s Mile High Stadium last year, Wallen was previously hit by a fan’s phone. While playing, someone hurled an iPhone onto the stage from the pit, striking Wallen on the arm before falling at his feet. He barely flinched, picked the phone up, threw it to the side, and carried on singing without missing a beat. Meanwhile, Darius Rucker has urged individuals to forgive Wallen as he has “attempted to truly better himself.”
Brown’s arrest highlights the significance of terrorism in the United States and underscores how social media can be a powerful tool for both terrorism and the prevention and mitigation of terrorism. It’s also important to encourage citizens to intervene when they see something suspicious or unusual and to keep local authorities in the loop of any situation to prevent them from worsening
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