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Man Threatened Mass Shooting Over Possible Hantavirus Outbreak Lockdown

An Arkansas man has been arrested after he allegedly threatened to commit a mass shooting at a local Walmart store if the hantavirus outbreak led to a lockdown similar to the COVID-19 pandemic. Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander announced in a press release on Friday, May 15, that Aaron Keith Bynum was arrested and charged on May 9 with first-degree terroristic threatening and harassing communications. Bynum’s bond was set at $2,500. “The arrest stems from an investigation into threats made online,” the press release stated. Authorities learned of the situation when the FBI received a tip t...