22-year-old Florida man arrested after threatening mass shooting, impersonating law officials

PALM BEACH COUNTY Fla WSVN Palm Beach County agents explained a tragedy was prevented after detectives arrested a man accused of threatening to commit multiple mass shootings This is disturbing this is a dangerous dangerous individual declared Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw -year-old Damien Allen was apprehended by Palm Beach County detectives following an FBI guardian tip and search warrant that led investigators to find at least rounds of ammunition real firearms at least three PBSO-issued Class B uniforms and several types of law enforcement credentials This guy was ready to go had all the equipment and had the propensity to do it reported Bradshaw He is as of now being held at the Palm Beach County jail Sheriff Bradshaw says this is one of the the bulk key arrests he s seen by his detectives That has prevented people from dying because I guarantee you he was going to do that he stated There s no doubt in my mind what he was going to do It just depends on what day it was that triggered him Now officers are piecing together how he got ahold of all the equipment There s records of it somewhere revealed Captain Randy Foley of the Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office There s nothing that you can t buy now that s not tracked several way and we will track it down PBSO Captain Foley explained Allen has posted videos on social media in the officer uniforms which have a gun belt stun gun radio and fake body camera To make it more realistic he established himself operating a truck that resembled a law enforcement car he noted He added a police package a laptop stand and a police computer It was operational When going through his social media deputies say they located Allen expressing a desire to attack seven locations including a police station and churches by using guerilla warfare tactics His main desire was to harm law enforcement and attack a law enforcement facility announced PBSO Capt Foley Leadership announced Allen had an online conversation with -year-old Natalie Rupnow who died after carrying out a mass shooting at a school in Madison Wisconsin in December