A truck driver has been arrested after saying he would commit a mass shooting at a church in Memphis, authorities say.
around the country for threatening to carry out shootings.
His mother told the FBI he owned a Ruger P90 handgun and sometimes uses cocaine and methamphetamine. She also said her son is being treated for schizophrenia. McVicker told his Alabama friend"evil entities entered his body and are torturing him," the affidavit states. The affidavit doesn't specify a motive, nor does it identify a specific Memphis church. McVicker's friend did not learn of an exact location from the phone call. However,"McVicker insisted that 'something' would happen when he was in Memphis," the affidavit states.
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