Police in Pomona, California, arrested a man for falsely warning of a mass shooting at the LA County Fair.
Police in Pomona, California, arrested a man on Friday for falsely warning there would be a mass shooting at the Los Angeles County Fair—all to avoid having to go to the fair with his parents.that Erik Villasenor, 22, wrote in an email to the police:"Hello, I was told that someone was planning on doing a mass shooting on Sunday at the fairgrounds. I just wanted to inform you guys already.
"It was with the intent that it would spark some chaos and commotion. It would be captured in the news media. And then he could use it as an excuse to his parents not to go to the fair," he added."Kind of a crazy thing, but that's what we have learned."Wikimedia Commons Olivieri said his department was planning to seek reimbursement for the investigation, according to theHe also gave credit to safety measures that the LA County Fair had taken recently for helping the investigation.
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