MACOMB COUNTY (WWJ) A Macomb County man, accused of making violent threats online, is facing a federal weapons charge.
The FBI also uncovered a disturbing connection between him and the Oxford High School shooter.
Investigators said they received tips about an account registered to Eleazareli Maycock that was leaving frightening comments on YouTube. In one of them, he claimed to be the next Brenton Tarrant, the man who killed 51 people during the 2019 mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Authorities also examined a .22-caliber rifle owned by Maycock and discovered the serial number had been removed or altered.
Written words on the gun said "There is no God," the quote written by Ethan Crumbley before he gunned down four students at Oxford High School on November 30, 2021.
Madisyn Baldwin (17), Justin Shilling (17) Hana St. Juliana (14), and Tate Myre (16) died in the attack.
Authorities uncovered a connection to the Oxford High School shooter
Authorities uncovered a connection to the Oxford High School shooter
