ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - A Pensacola man is facing terrorism charges after an investigation revealed he was the caller behind several threats, to include a threat to commit a mass shooting at an elementary school.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, assisted by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, have arrested Kelyton Maxwell, 32, for terrorism and related charges.
In May, FDLE agents began to investigate multiple phone calls to the Escambia County Courthouse, the county’s 911 call centers and the Pensacola Police Department threatening to detonate explosive devices inside and outside the building. A call was also received regarding a threat to conduct a mass shooting at an elementary school in Escambia County.
An investigation revealed that Maxwell was the one who had called in the threats.
An arrest warrant was obtained for Maxwell charging him with a charge of terrorism, a charge of threat to throw, project, place or discharge any destructive device, and a charge of false reports concerning planting a bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction in, or committing arson against, state-owned property, or concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner.
He was arrested Friday and booked into the Escambia County Jail. The case will be prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office, First Judicial Circuit.
