Grand jury declines to indict former officer accused of planning mass shooting

The case highlights jurisdictional complexities in prosecuting threats of mass violence when the suspect is apprehended before entering the state where the alleged crime was intended to occur.

• •A Louisiana grand jury declined to indict Christopher Gillum on a state terrorism charge in June.
• •Gillum was released from custody over the summer following the grand jury's decision.
• •Gillum was arrested in Florida in April while allegedly traveling to Louisiana to commit a mass shooting.
• •Authorities found hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a handgun in Gillum's possession at the time of his arrest.
• •The Louisiana terrorism statute requires that a crime of violence be imminent or in progress to secure a conviction.
• •Louisiana officials cited jurisdictional issues, noting the alleged threats were made in North Carolina and Gillum never entered Louisiana prior to his arrest.
• •Gillum is currently not facing criminal charges in any jurisdiction.
• •Gillum's family has reportedly placed him in a treatment facility outside of North Carolina.
• •The North Carolina Attorney General's office stated there are no plans to pursue charges against Gillum.