infoFlorida man is charged with ‘threatening to shoot up a Black Lives Matter protest while he loaded assault rifles’ in videos he posted to social media

   
Florida man is charged with \u00e2\u0080\u0098threatening to shoot up a Black Lives Matter protest while he loaded assault rifles\u00e2\u0080\u0099 in videos he posted to social media

Videos provided by the Sheriff\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Office depict Quintin Adkins, 22, handling, loading and firing several weapons \u00e2\u0080\u0094 including at least three assault-style rifles \u00e2\u0080\u0094 while threatening to attend a Black Lives Matter demonstration with the intention of shooting everyone in attendance.

\u00e2\u0080\u009cWho wants to go to a Black Lives Matter f---ing riot and shoot s--- up, huh?\u00e2\u0080\u009d Adkins says in one of the videos.

The sheriff\u00e2\u0080\u0099s probable cause affidavit includes references to seven other clips posted by Adkins.

In other videos he loaded an AK-47 and pointed it out of his front windshield as well as firing a handgun at the ground from the back patio of a house.

In yet another post, Adkins allegedly pointed a gun at a cat and told it 'I can blow your head' before pouring water over the animal.

Adkins was taken into custody in connection with the posts and was charged with intimidation.