Man threatens family with armed messages, Mesa AZ


A man has been sending threatening messages to family members, including photos of himself armed and in tactical gear. He texted that he will kill them all. There is concern he may harm family members in California or others.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Red Mountain Patrol District
01:20
Transcript:
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Charlie 31, 4 Charlie 36, and I sergeant to copy a 918[2] near East Main.
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4, Charlie-36.
00:14
I'm out 333.
00:17
It's at near East Main Unit Number 1.
00:22
RP is calling from Kentucky.
00:24
The son that lives at Dispatch 20 has been texting the family members in the last hour,
00:29
sending pictures of wearing tactical gear and armed.
00:32
They're texting, quote, I'll kill them all.
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Four Charlie at 31, copying around.
00:44
Can you send me that in anything?
00:48
10-4[1]. 7-933.
00:51
Let's contact the family before we do anything else.
00:55
Okay.
00:58
Okay. All contact around 21 at 193.
01:02
Yeah.
01:07
He thinks the son is threatening family members who live in California, but RP's concerned the son would harm others,
01:14
possible PTSD, unknown diagnosis,
01:17
history of TBIs and 235.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
[2]
918: Mentally ill or disturbed person; possible mental health crisis or related emergency.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85213
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