Arkansas Man Arrested for Threatening Walmart Mass Shooting Amid Hantavirus Scare

An Arkansas man has been arrested after allegedly threatening a mass shooting at a Walmart if a hantavirus outbreak forced a US shutdown. Authorities say deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office charged Aaron Keith Bynum with terroristic threats, a felony, and harassing communications, a misdemeanor. The FBI received a tip about the threat, traced it to an online gaming username, and subpoenaed the gaming company for account records. Officers executed a search warrant at Bynum’s home, seizing his computer equipment. He remains held at the Marion County Detention Center on $2,500 bail. The arrest comes amid renewed concern over hantavirus after a deadly outbreak linked to a cruise ship earlier this year, which left three people dead and several others hospitalized.

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