According to a news release issued on Thursday, the police in Fort Worth have apprehended a heavily armed guy who they say threatened people inside a church, and where they found a dead dog outside near a community garden. Both of these incidents occurred at the same location. The perpetrator is thought to be “a lone disturbed individual,” and the incident is not being investigated as a hate crime, according to the administrators of the church who stated on Friday that the man has attended services during the past few months. A dead dog was discovered near the community garden of the All Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist, which was once known as First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church, at 1959 Sandy Lane at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday. The church was originally known as First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church.
According to the release, when police arrived, the caller took them to the garden, where they discovered a firearm with many bullet casings beside the dog. The caller also led police to the garden. Wednesday afternoon, at around 4:30 p.m., officers were summoned to the same location in response to a report of a guy wielding a shotgun and wearing ammunition on his chest inside the church. According to the police, when officers came, they entered the church and found a man standing near a firearm. They detained the individual as soon as they found him. Roman Collins, 27, was named as the suspect by the police after the investigation. Collins had allegedly threatened to kill people, according to the witness who had called 911 and provided this information to the responding officers.
According to the call log maintained by the Fort Worth Police Department, the initial 911 call was placed by a teacher who informed responding officers that there were students attending a private school located inside the church at the time the dog was discovered dead and presumably “cut open.” According to the Fort Worth police, on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, Roman Collins, age 27, was located with numerous weapons inside of a Unitarian Universalist church after a caller reported that he threatened to kill everyone inside of the church. Department of Public Safety of Fort Worth According to the statement, during the search of Collins by law enforcement personnel, they discovered multiple weapons. These included a shotgun, a huge knife with a fixed blade, a revolver, several filled magazines, medical supplies, and a water canteen.
Officers also discovered a rifle in Collins’ truck that had been modified to accommodate handgun magazines, according to the police. This rifle was located in Collins’ truck. An interview with Collins was carried out by the investigators. The police have not provided an explanation as to why Collins made the threats, but they have stated that, based on the findings of the preliminary inquiry, there is no evidence to substantiate labeling the incident as a hate crime. The inquiry is being headed up by the Homeland Security Unit of the Fort Worth Police Department. The Fort Worth Fire Department’s Arson/Bomb Unit was asked to undertake a security sweep for explosive devices at the church, the courtyard, and the suspect’s vehicle.
This was done at the request of the police department as a precaution. Later on, the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team of the Fort Worth Police Department, along with the aid of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, executed a search warrant at Collins’ residence. Collins was arrested on counts of making a terroristic threat, being cruel to an animal that was not a livestock animal, and carrying weapons in a location where doing so is forbidden. He was placed into the Fort Worth City Jail. According to the records that were released on Friday, he has been sent to the Tarrant County Jail and his bond has been set at $200,000. The investigation is still going on at this time.
