Major Update on Texas Church Shooting: Safety Team Member Arrested
A shocking turn in the case of a Burnet County, Texas, church, where shots rang out on Sunday, has seen a member of the congregation's safety team arrested. The incident began after 45-year-old Jacob Wayne Tarver,
Man 'embarrassed' after allegedly lying about shooting at Burnet County church
Tarver is charged with misdemeanor false report to induce an emergency response, felony tampering or fabricating physical evidence and felony deadly conduct. He remains in the Burnet County Jail and has not had a bond set.
‘I am devastated’: Burnet church leader discusses shock from false shooting report
We weren’t aware any more than they were aware at the time that this story was not true,” said Kyle Byrd, Church at the Epicenter Senior Leader.
Shooting threat to church was ‘fabricated’ by safety team member, Texas cops say
On Oct. 6, deputies arrived to Church at the Epicenter in Burnet after getting a brief 911 call, according to the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, deputies said a safety member told them two “suspicious” men were outside the church, and one had shown a rifle.
“A real waste of assets”: Church safety member fabricated story about would-be shooters, Burnet Sheriff says
The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office says on Oct. 6, at around 10:30 a.m., deputies were sent to the Church at the Epicenter in reference to a welfare check after an unknown 911 call.
Burnet County Man Charged After Fabricating Shooting Incident at Local Church
Jacob Tarver was arrested for a false threat at the Burnet County church, leading to an intense but unnecessary law enforcement response.
Man arrested for 'fabricated' story about shooting at Burnet County church: BCSO
A man was arrested for reporting a fabricated story to law enforcement after he fired shots near a Burnet County church on Sunday.
‘I am devastated’: Texas church leader discusses shock from false shooting report
"We weren't aware any more than they were aware at the time that this story was not true," said Kyle Byrd, Church at the Epicenter Senior Leader.
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Burnet County Man Charged for Fabricated Church Shooting Threat in Marble Falls
Jacob Tarver was arrested for falsely reporting a shooting at a Burnet County church and misleading law enforcement.
Man charged over making false shooting threat toward Burnet church
Texas man Jacob Wayne Tarver was arrested and charged with two felonies for reporting a false shooting threat at the Church ...
Sheriff: Burnet man arrested for falsely reporting church threat that led to manhunt
Burnet County Sheriff Calvin Boyd said investigators spent most of Sunday and part of Monday searching for two men who Tarver ...
Burnet County Sheriff says threat at church is a 'false story'
A reported threat that led to a shooting incident at a Burnet County church is now being called a "false story."Monday ...
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