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33-year-old Joshua Jones called the non-emergency line in Nashville today and stated he had the money to buy a weapon and would follow through with threats he had made. He further stated he would “go shoot up a school or a church,” and didn’t care if kids were there or not. Jones told dispatchers he wanted to do this “due to a post on Scoop Nashville about him making threats,” referencing a 2019 story that detailed Jones calling in a bomb threat to St. Thomas Hospital and a 2020 story in which he threatened courthouse staff. Jones stated he would “stab any officer that would respond” and gave his full name during the call to dispatch. When officers made contact with Jones, he stated he would carry out the threats since they were going to arrest him.
Joshua Jones was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on May 3rd, charged with filing a false report. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $35,000.
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