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Mentally Ill Man Threatens Mass Shooting at Stanley Cup Final, Arrested

  • Matthew DeSavio, a 33-year-old man with a history of mental illness, was arrested for threatening to carry out a mass shooting at T-Mobile Arena during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
  • DeSavio posted threatening messages referencing the 2017 Las Vegas shooting on social media, saying the city should prepare for another "massacre."
  • DeSavio has a history of arrests for domestic battery, stalking, and threatening terrorism and was previously found incompetent to stand trial.
  • DeSavio was released from custody in October 2020 after no psychiatric facilities were available to hold him.
  • DeSavio now faces charges including threatening an act of terrorism, aggravated stalking, and violating a restraining order and is being held on $60,000 bail.
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