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Man with History of Mental Illness Charged After Firing Shot Into Memphis TV Station, Livestreaming Standoff

  • A man fired a shot into the lobby of a Memphis television station.
  • The suspect, Jarrad Nathan, has faced mental health challenges for much of his life.
  • Nathan fired through the Fox 13 station’s security doors with a rifle but was unable to get inside and no one was injured.
  • Nathan then ran and barricaded himself in a nearby restaurant, where he livestreamed his standoff with police and claimed to have information about crooked police officers.
  • Nathan was eventually arrested without incident about two hours later and is reportedly facing aggravated assault and reckless endangerment charges.
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