An Arkansas man has been charged with terroristic threats after releasing music suggesting he wanted to assassinate the president, sexually abuse children, and commit mass shootings.
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On Nov. 2, Reese Alexander Sullivan,20, was arrested after police received a tip about him. According to Law&Crime, the concerned citizen came across Sullivan’s music and alerted the FBI when they heard the disturbing lyrics. Nine videos contained the alleged threats, and investigators said the videos “included racial statements about specific [ groups of people and Killing them, bombing churches associated with specific races.”
The videos also contained lyrics about Sullivan wanting to kill his grandmother, abusing children, bombing the Senate, and committing school shootings. Police searched his home and didn’t find any firearms or weapons. While speaking with police, Sullivan claimed he didn’t hate any groups mentioned in the songs and only portrayed a character he had used since he was 17.
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“Sullivan said he does not hate the groups identified in the songs, he has not xesually abused children, he has no interest in committing a shooting at his school, a bombing or killing the president and he does not possess any firearms, explosives or components. Sullivan understood how the statements could alarm someone. He has not told his employer or his parents that he writes or sings these songs.”
Officers said he didn’t have a history of abuse or trauma when they interviewed him. Sullivan is charged with felony terroristic threatening in the first degree, and he was detained on a $50,000 bond. He is expected to appear in Benton County Circuit Court in December.