NEW YORK — A Kansas man has been indicted on charges he made threats on Facebook targeting a Nashville Pride event scheduled for this upcoming weekend, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Middle Tennessee announced Tuesday.
Joshua Hensley, 25, allegedly posted on Facebook in April threatening to"make shrapnel pressure cooker bombs" to attack the event, and on the same day also posted he would"commit a mass shooting," prosecutors said.
“We will not tolerate hate-based, threats of violence designed to intimidate Tennesseans,” U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis said. “We will continue to work with our partners at the FBI to ensure that the civil rights of all persons are protected.” Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation into law in March that would ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
Violent threats against the LGBTQIA+ community have increased and are intensifying, the Department of Homeland Security said in a briefing in May.
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