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CHICO, Calif. (AP) — A 37-year-old man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of threatening to kill a police officer and planning a “Las Vegas-style” shooting in Northern California, officials said.
The suspect was taken into custody by SWAT officers at a Super 8 motel in Chico after detectives obtained evidence of his conspiracy, according to a police statement.
The evidence included unspecified information that he “made criminal threats to kill certain individuals, certain law enforcement officers, and was preparing to launch a ‘Las Vegas-style’ mass shooting within a specified time frame.” was included.
In 2017, 60 people were killed and more than 400 injured when a gunman opened fire on a music festival from a Las Vegas hotel skyscraper.
After his arrest, Chico further threatened to kill the officer and his family, and beat the officer on a table during interrogation, according to a police statement.
He could face charges such as criminal intimidation and assaulting a peace officer. He was held without bail in the Butte County Jail.
Chico is a city of 98,000 people about 175 miles (280 km) north of San Francisco.
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