Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - Two major shows coming to town this weekend have been the target of threats on social media, according to Las Vegas Metro Police, and now the person thought to have made the threats has been arrested.
In a press release, Metro says that detectives were made aware of a dispute on a social media platform where an individual was making threats towards other users. The individual made allegations about settling the situation at the Illenium and Excision concert he planned to attend on Saturday.
No threats were made towards the venue, only towards the other social media users.
Metro immediately began to investigate the incident and detectives were able to identify the individual and worked closely with other law enforcement agencies in order to mitigate any possible violence.
Law enforcement agencies in California were able to locate and apprehend the suspect on local charges. The person’s name has not been released, nor did police specify what threats were made.