Ex-Cop Arrested for Plotting Mass Shooting at New Orleans Festival

0:00On April 23rd, a man from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, got arrested at a Florida hotel for allegedly plotting a mass shooting at a big New Orleans. Festival. Cops found him with a handgun in hundreds of rounds of ammo. He's Christopher Gillum, wanted back home for terroristic threats. Federal agents tipped off the Okalusa County Sheriff's office that he was heading through their area toward Louisiana. They nabbed him quick as a fugitive from justice. Gillum used to be a police officer in Chapel Hill from 2004 to 2019. Folks there confirmed his time on the force before he left. Now he's set for extradition to Louisiana to face charges. Stay true per se. There's no known direct threats to any festivals right now. The New Orleans mayor called it a job well done, shouting out the teamwork across North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana. Investigators with the FBI are still digging in, making sure everyone's safe as this wraps up.