Joshua D. Newton, 33, of Kansas City, Kansas, has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and making a terrorist threat first degree after a standoff Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
Newton is being held in the Jackson County Detention Center, according to a spokesman for the Jackson County prosecutor’s office. Newton’s bond was requested at $40,000.
Arrowhead Stadium was closed down for several hours Saturday during a standoff, according to court documents.
A groundskeeper for the Kansas City Royals told police, according to a probable cause statement, that a man with a gun fired four gunshots that did not hit him.
The suspect was walking through the parking lot and was about 100 yards away from the employee when the suspect pulled out two black handguns from behind his back, then raised them and pointed them at the groundskeeper, the victim told police.
The groundskeeper left a utility vehicle and ran for cover behind some portable restrooms, according to the probable cause statement.
Police stated in the probable cause statement that a Facebook account was found where Joshua Newton posted a message that he would go to the stadium on Sept. 12 and murder some “Pro Bowl,” “Luxury Taxing,” and “Y’All Forbes List.”
When he was taken into custody, he had a loaded Beretta semi-automatic handgun and a loaded Glock 17 semi-automatic handgun, according to the probable cause statement.
Newton told police he was at the stadium conducting business, and alleged that a man pointed a gun at him, so Newton pointed a gun back at the man. He denied firing his gun, according to the probable cause statement.
Police have reviewed video of the incident.