Man arrested for threatening to shoot Chiefs organization members at Morgan Wallen concert
A man has been charged with a felony after he threatened on social media to shoot two people at a Morgan Wallen concert at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Friday night, prosecutors announced Saturday.
Aaron P. Brown, 23, of Winchester, Illinois, is charged with making a terroristic threat, a class E felony.
Detectives and intelligence analysts working at the Friday night concert were monitoring for possible threats online when they identified a post on X, formerly Twitter, that included a threat against two members of the Kansas City Chiefs organization, according to court documents.
The documents redacted the names of those organization members.
Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones were in attendance and escorted Morgan Wallen through the Arrowhead Stadium corridors before the concert on Friday. Brittany Mahomes also attended the concert and posted a video to her Instagram story of the trio’s entrance from the big screen in the stadium.
A probable cause affidavit filed in court Saturday said the two people who were threatened were in attendance at the concert. At the request of the Kansas City FBI, X disclosed account user information to police. Information provided by X led police to Brown, according to the affidavit.
Detectives used a cell phone number they were provided to contact Brown and he confirmed his identity, according to court records. Brown told police where he was located at Arrowhead and plain clothes officers detained him for terroristic threats, according to the affidavit.
According to court records, detectives spoke to Brown’s girlfriend, who told them she was aware of the situation and why police wanted to speak with her. She told police that Brown and his friends create “burner” accounts where they post “stupid stuff,” according to the police affidavit.
Brown’s girlfriend allegedly told police she urged Brown not to post the threat, but he did anyway and thought nobody would read it. She told police Brown meant no harm by the post and that he posted it because he is a Minnesota Vikings fan.
When police showed Brown a picture of the post, Brown allegedly told detectives it was a “stupid, stupid mistake.” He told police he has never made threats on social media before and did not know why he did it, the affidavit said.
The concert was delayed for 40 minutes while detectives sought Brown. The post on X has since been deleted.
Brown could face up to 4 years in prison or a fine of up to $10,000 for the class E felony. He has no criminal history, according to the affidavit.
He was charged Saturday and prosecutors requested a $15,000 bond.
A Kansas City Chiefs representative said the team will be declining comment on the matter.
This story was originally published August 3, 2024 at 7:34 PM.
