Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office / Tyler Jordan Spence, 31, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly making terroristic threats.A Red Bank man is accused of threatening to go to the Hamilton County-Chattanooga Courts Building and commit a mass shooting of law enforcement.
Tyler Jordan Spence, 31, was charged with commission of an act of terrorism and retaliation for past action, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
“We will not tolerate individuals making terroristic threats against the safety and operation of our public buildings, especially our schools and courthouses,” Sheriff Austin Garrett said in the statement.
The Sheriff’s Office received a report Monday afternoon of threats to commit violence in the Courts Building at 600 Market St., the statement said.