The call was put on speakerphone and several children overheard the threat.
George Floyd, 46, was arrested and killed while in police custody on Memorial Day.A man allegedly threatened to set fire to a predominantly African American church after one of its ministers took part in a prayer vigil for George Floyd, federal authorities said.
Once the threatening phone call was reported, police obtained records and determined it came from a number associated with Bareswill, the affidavit said.On June 9, investigators say Bareswill consented to an interview. Bareswill confirmed his phone number but denied calling a church on June 7, and he said he was asleep at the time of the call, the affidavit said.
"The review of the phone revealed that its user recently had searched for information about at least three predominantly African American religious institutions in the area, including the church that received the threatening telephone call," the affidavit said. Records obtained from Bareswill's phone showed an outgoing call on June 7 to the church, the affidavit said. The records also showed"*67'" was dialed at the start of the call, a prefix code which blocks the caller's number from being identified by the receiver.
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