Federal investigators say a U.S. Postal Service employee has been arrested after alleged online threats involving a Pride event in Texas. According to the FBI, USPS worker Michael Thompson was taken into custody following social media posts that threatened a mass shooting at a Pride parade in Lubbock, Texas. The reports identify Thompson as a resident of Clovis, New Mexico. Fox News and the New York Post both state that the arrest follows the FBI’s involvement in reviewing the threats and that the case centers on the alleged intent expressed through the posts. The accounts do not describe additional details about when the threats were made, whether any event disruptions occurred, or any further charges at the time of publication. Both outlets present the same core allegation: that Thompson, a USPS employee, posted threats online targeting the Lubbock Pride event and was later arrested by authorities. The matter is ongoing, and the information provided reflects the agencies’ statements described in the reports.
USPS worker arrested over alleged mass shooting threat against Texas Pride event
Federal investigators say a U.S. Postal Service employee has been arrested after alleged online threats involving a Pride event in Texas. According to the FBI, USPS worker Michael Thompson was taken i...
- The FBI says USPS worker Michael Thompson is arrested over alleged online mass shooting threats.
- The threats are linked to a Pride parade event in Lubbock, Texas.
- The alleged threats were made in social media posts.
- Reports identify Thompson as a resident of Clovis, New Mexico.
- The case is being handled by federal authorities; specific additional charges or impacts on the event are not detailed in the reports.
United States Postal Service (USPS) worker Michael Thompson, a Clovis, New Mexico, resident, was arrested Sunday after threatening on social media that he would commit a mass shooting at a Pride parade in Lubbock, Texas.
3 hours agoFBI says U.S. Postal Service employee Michael Thompson was arrested after threatening a mass shooting at a Lubbock, Texas, Pride parade in social media posts.
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