Current Events > Armed man in tactical clothing headed to a Texas church to 'Fulfill a Prophecy'

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/us/tony-albert-seguin-texas-gun.html

A man wearing tactical-style clothing and carrying a loaded firearm and extra ammunition who said he was on his way to a Texas church to fulfill a prophecy was arrested early on Sunday morning, officials said.

The man, identified by the police as Tony D. Albert, 33, of Houston, was taken into custody in Seguin, Tex., a city about 35 miles east of San Antonio. He did not say which church he planned to go to, Officer Tanya Brown of the Seguin Police Department said.

It was still dark outside when Mr. Albert, who was wearing sunglasses, stopped at Las Maanitas restaurant around 6:30 a.m. A worker there, Brianna Jimenez, 18, went to greet him but he waved her off and he went into the restroom for close to 30 minutes, she said.

I totally forgot he was in there, Ms. Jimenez said on Sunday. When Mr. Albert, who was carrying a backpack, left the restroom, he turned to Ms. Jimenez.

He asks me Do you know where the nearest Baptist church is at? Ms. Jimenez said.

Ms. Jimenez and her mother pointed him toward a church down the road. Mr. Albert told Ms. Jimenez that he had been to that church many years ago and asked for the next nearest one. Ms. Jimenezs mother gave him directions.

He was looking for a church with a fountain in the back, Ms. Jimenez said. It kind of seemed like he was on a mission to go to that church.

Her mother, Gabriela Jimenez, said he came out of the restroom wearing a white or baby blue surgical mask that covered his mouth. That grabbed her attention.

Then she saw the gun.

He had it in his hand the whole time, Gabriela Jimenez said. The way he was standing he had it in his right hand and you could not see it until he turned around to walk away.

Mr. Albert did not do anything to alarm her before she saw the gun, she said. He seemed calm. He did not give us any attitude, Gabriela Jimenez said.

Mr. Albert asked Brianna Jimenez for a ride to the second church twice and twice she declined. When he turned to leave the restaurant, he was gripping his gun, she said.

Once he was outside, Brianna Jimenez motioned to a friend who was closer to the door to lock it. Everyone hid in the kitchen while Gabriela Jimenez called the police. An off-duty officer was the first to arrive and observed an oddly dressed male wearing tactical-style clothing, the Police Department said on its Facebook page.

Mr. Albert was taken to the Guadalupe County Jail and booked on charges of possession of marijuana and felon in possession of a firearm, Officer Brown said. Mr. Albert told the authorities he was headed to a church to fulfill a prophecy, officials said.

I do not have any indication that hes known to have mental illness, David Willborn, the county prosecutor, said in an email. His behavior indicates that there is certainly cause for concern regarding his mental health.

He said he suggested that Mr. Albert face additional charges. Mr. Albert will not be arraigned until a grand jury hears his case in January.

The Seguin Police Department is extremely grateful to the citizen who called the police, Officer Brown said on Facebook. If this subject was not stopped and apprehended the results could have ended differently.

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Tmaster148 posted...

Ellen DeGeneres Is Not as Nice as You Think

YOU FUCKING TAKE THAT BACK
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gunplagirl posted...

Editors Picks

Ellen DeGeneres Is Not as Nice as You Think

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Ellen Degeneres will pay for what she's done.
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Uh, I should have double checked the copy/paste, but one of my monitors stopped detecting output. So I'm trying to troubleshoot that.
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What if getting arrested was the prophecy? (Insert creepy music)

Just kidding glad this was stopped before it became something horrible.
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Zurkon posted...

DrizztLink posted...

Tmaster148 posted...

Ellen DeGeneres Is Not as Nice as You Think

YOU FUCKING TAKE THAT BACK

*cracks knuckles*

Well jump him after class

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There was a shooting in Texas at a church in a rural area but I think things are so messed up now anyways he might not have gotten a bunch of attention.
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