North Carolina resident Christopher Gillum, a former cop who was reported missing by his family and threatened to carry out a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival, was arrested in Florida on a charge from Louisiana police of terroristic threats. Gillum had previously expressed a desire to harm Black people and planned to travel to a festival in New Orleans to conduct a shooting, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. His arrest came just one day before the city of New Orleans began its annual Jazz & Heritage Festival. It is unclear how authorities found out about the alleged plot, the details of the threat, and what may have motivated Gillum. Despite his comments about Black people, there were no criminal grounds to detain Gillum at the time.