FBI: Man arrested after threatening to commit mass shooting during Texas LGBTQ pride parade 21%
By OAN Staff Lillian Mann0%
6/30/2026, 11:20:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 19 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Biased Writer Voice, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 53.3% saturation with 200 hits. Analysis detected 892 faulty-reasoning hits from 375 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 35.1% and a BS Rank of 21% (17,356 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 79.30% of the article peer group.
A New Mexico man was arrested on federal charges after allegedly posting comments online threatening to commit a mass shooting at a Pride parade in Texas, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
In a statement released on Tuesday, the FBI reported that Michael Kenneth Thompson, a United States Postal Service (USPS) worker from Clovis, New Mexico, was taken into custody after authorities were alerted of a mass casualty threat for the “Pride Fest” in Lubbock, Texas.
After an anonymous tip, the FBI traced the Facebook activity to Thompson in Clovis.
He was arrested on June 28th, the federal indictment read.
The Facebook comments posted by Thompson included referring to the Lubbock Pride Fest 2026 as “hunting season” and “target practice,” and saying he did not need help, “just more ammo!”
the statement said.
FBI Director Kash Patel commended the arrest on an X post, noting that law enforcement successfully stopped a potentially violent attack.
“This weekend’s arrest out of Lubbock, Texas, is the best of this FBI and our law enforcement partners in action—yet again stopping a potentially deadly attack thanks to brilliant execution from our teams and partners.”
“Our agents, intel teams, @FBIAlbuquerque and state and local partners out of Texas acted decisively and stopped him before he could act,” the post continued.
Thompson confessed to posting and then deleting the social media activity, and he also confirmed that he is a USPS employee, authorities told Fox News.
Officials reported they recovered four firearms from Thompson’s home.
Notably, due to a previous domestic violence (DV) conviction, he is legally restricted from owning these firearms.
According to federal officials, Thompson has been charged with making interstate communications containing threats and will remain in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for July 1st.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
The arrest was jointly announced by First Assistant U.S.
Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A.
Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office.
The charge follows a coordinated investigation by the FBI and the Clovis Police Department.
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