Former Cop Released After Mass Shooting Plot | Dover News

Dover News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 13, 2026 · 1m

A former cop accused of plotting a mass shooting targeting Black people at a New Orleans festival was unexpectedly released after a Louisiana grand jury found insufficient evidence — despite being arrested with a gun and hundreds of rounds of ammo. The case, which could have carried 15 years in prison, unraveled due to jurisdictional hurdles, threats made in North Carolina, and no confirmed entry into Louisiana before arrest. With no other charges pending and law enforcement in his home state unaware of his release, the episode exposes the tangled legal realities behind preventing potential…