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A man wearing tactical-style clothing and carrying a loaded firearm and extra ammunition said he was about to visit a Texas church to "fulfill a prophecy" was arrested early Sunday morning, officials said.
identified by police as Tony D. Albert, 33, of Houston, was arrested in Seguin, Texas, a town about 35 km east of San Antonio. Officer Tanya Brown, of the Seguin Police Department, told the church that he was to visit
It was still dark when Mr. Albert, who was wearing sunglasses, was in the dark. Was arrested at the Las Mañanitas restaurant at around 6:30 am Brianna Jimenez, an 18-year-old worker, went to greet him, but she dismissed him and went to the bathroom for almost 30 minutes, a- she declared.
"I had completely forgotten that he was there," Ms. Jimenez said. on Sunday. When Mr. Albert, who was carrying a backpack, left the bathroom, he turned to Mrs. Jimenez.
"He asked me," Do you know where is the nearest Baptist church? ", Said Ms. Jimenez. [19659002] Ms. Jimenez and his mother directed him to a church down the road. Mr. Albert told Ms. Jimenez that he had been to this church many years ago and asked for the next one. Ms. Jimenez's mother gave him instructions.
"He was looking for a church with a fountain at the back," said Ms. Jimenez. "It seemed like he was on a mission to go to this church."
His mother, Gabriela Jimenez, said that he had come out of the toilet with a white or sky blue surgical mask which covered his mouth. This caught his attention.
Then she saw the gun.
"He had it all the time in the hand," said Gabriela Jimenez. "The way he was standing, he had it in his right hand and we could not see it until he turned around to get away."
Mr. Albert did nothing to alarm her until she saw the gun, she said. "He seemed calm. He gave us no attitude, "said Gabriela Jimenez.
Mr. Albert asked Brianna Jimenez to take a turn at the second church twice and twice, she refused.
Once at the Outside, Brianna Jimenez motioned to a friend who was closer to the door to lock her in. Everyone was hiding in the kitchen while Gabriela Jimenez called the police. An officer on duty was the first to arrive and "observed a strangely dressed man wearing tactical-style clothing," the police department said on his Facebook page Albert was taken to Guadalupe County Prison and charged with possession Marijuana and criminals in possession of a firearm, "said Officer Brown.Mr. Albert told authorities that he was going to a church to" fulfill a prophecy ", have declared officials.
"I have no indicat it's known to have a mental illness, "said David Willborn, county attorney, in an email. "His behavior indicates that he is certainly worried about his mental health."
He said he suggested that Mr. Albert be prosecuted for additional charges. Mr. Albert will not be brought to justice until a grand jury heard his case in January
"The Seguin Police Department is extremely grateful to the citizen who called the police," said the police. agent Brown on Facebook. "If this topic was not stopped and apprehended, the results could have ended differently."
In October, an armed man entered the Tree of Life congregation in Pittsburgh and killed 11 people at the 39 inside the synagogue, police said. And in 2017, an armed man killed 26 people and wounded 20 others after firing at a Sunday mass in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
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