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Police say a man was detained after he reportedly threatened to “butcher” churchgoers at a Catholic worship in Memphis.
Zachary Liberto, 30, was taken into custody after a verbal dispute with the priest over defacing the church’s baptismal pool, the Memphis Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Officers were called to St. Louis Catholic Church on Friday after hearing a complaint about threats made by Liberto from the church’s music director and pastor.
According to officials, Liberto threatened to kill a large number of churchgoers in an email. The Catholic Church was dubbed.
“Face of Evil” after St. Patrick, who was vandalized with a demonic message. “I need a video of the complainant getting slapped by you in 24 hours before.
I butcher people in that church with a machete,” the police report told Fox News Digital, describing the email, which was received from an email account.
Officers learned from one of the victims that he and Liberto had previously exchanged emails using the same email account that was used to send the threats.
When a man poured whiskey into holy water during Christmas church services, he was arrested. The victims also informed authorities that they both think Liberto has an unidentified mental disease,
But they do not know what made him write the email. According to officials, both men said that Liberto is known to own a machete, which he calls a “chete,”
And that he also claims to possess a pistol, although they pointed out that it has never been seen. Liberto also lives in a homeless camp, the victims stated.
After allegedly threatening churchgoers, a man from Maryland who was armed with a knife was arrested. Prominent local parishioners visit the church and may have been.
The focus of the mass causality threats, according to court documents FOX 13 Memphis was able to acquire. Additionally, according to the documents, detectives were able.
To get a tape from a parishioner who allegedly talked with Liberto over the phone, in which Liberto said that he would not “let people threaten and mock” him and fail to take action.
According to prison records, Liberto is being detained on a $200,100 bail after being charged with commission of terrorism. Stepheny Price writes for Fox Business and Fox News Digital.
She discusses a variety of subjects, including as killings, missing individuals, illegal immigration, and national criminal cases.
