{"id":116347,"date":"2024-08-05T18:40:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/05\/travis-kelce-murder-plot-leads-to-swift-arrest-at-concert\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T18:40:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:40:23","slug":"travis-kelce-murder-plot-leads-to-swift-arrest-at-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/05\/travis-kelce-murder-plot-leads-to-swift-arrest-at-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Murder Plot Leads to Swift Arrest At Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A public threat suggested a murder plot against Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, both athletes are alive and well.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities arrested a man who threatened to shoot both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/travis-kelce-hits-woman-golf-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">football players<\/a> at a Morgan Wallen concert.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether this was a substantive threat or a horrific (but thankfully empty) prank.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce at the White House in May of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-506277 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce appear at an event with U.S. President Joe Biden on the South Lawn of the White House on May 31, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-it-all-starts-with-a-morgan-wallen-tour\">It all starts with a Morgan Wallen tour<\/h2>\n<p>Morgan Wallen is currently on his One Night At A Time World Tour. He performed at Arrowhead Stadium, which just happens to be the field of the current Super Bowl champions: the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>(This story is unlikely to change your opinion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/06\/morgan-wallen-face-thong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Morgan Wallen concert attendees<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, an analyst who monitors public social media posts for potential threats at the concert noticed a tweet. The tweet made what appeared to be a terrorist threat \u2014 a murder plot surrounding Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes and Traivs Kelce in February of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-506278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes and Traivs Kelce in February of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-506278 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Patrick Mahomes #15 and Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs react before Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The offending tweet no longer appears to be on Twitter. However, court documents reveal its contents, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/04\/arrest-man-morgan-wallen-concert-threatened-shoot-patrick-mahomes-travis-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ <\/a><\/em>and other reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. [redacted] at Arrowhead with the wife. If he brings out [redacted] or [redacted] I\u2019ll take the f\u2014in shot. F\u2014 em! Also f\u2014 you b\u2014-!!\u201d court documents describe the tweet, which went up shortly before the concert, as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Those sound like explicit threats and part of a murder plot. Not a very <em>smart <\/em>plot, but many of history\u2019s most sinister schemes have been ill-advised.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce on February 11, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-506279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce on February 11, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-506279 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs and Travis Kelce #87 walk through the tunnel as they leave the stadium after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Steph Chambers\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-authorities-made-an-arrest-in-the-alleged-murder-plot\">Authorities made an arrest in the alleged murder plot<\/h2>\n<p>Police arrested 23-year-old Aaron Brown. The Winchester, Illinois native now faces Class E felony charges of Making a Terrorist Threat in the 2nd Degree. His bail is $15,000.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, authorities identified Brown as the user, \u201cGooey Bag,\u201d behind the tweet. He was apparently in the stadium when police contacted him.<\/p>\n<p>And, sure enough, Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1819567942557667746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">there<\/a> at Arrowhead Stadium.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Morgan Wallen walked out to Arrowhead with a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Chiefs<\/a>\u2019 Harrison Butker jersey tonight \u2014 alongside Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones! ???????????? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DIwFy89DiJ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/DIwFy89DiJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1819567942557667746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Social media\u2019s ability to allow people to impulsively <em>yeet <\/em>their thoughts out into the world has numerous downsides. Sometimes, this means legal trouble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a stupid, stupid, stupid mistake,\u201d Aaron Brown said of the tweet that described a murder plot against Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n<p>He was, according to court documents, \u201cfreaked out\u201d that his alarming tweet had made its way to authorities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes at a sports game in May of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-506280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes at a sports game in May of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-506280 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0805_traviskelce_patrickmahomes_04-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs look on during the fourth quarter of Game Three of the Western Conference Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves at American Airlines Center on May 26, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Cooper Neill\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-thankfully-travis-kelce-and-patrick-mahomes-are-well\">Thankfully, Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes are well<\/h2>\n<p>If they were ever in any danger, it appears that authorities thwarted it. And many on social media are now concluding that the murder plot was insincere. Hostile, but insincere.<\/p>\n<p>However, making a terrorist threat \u201cin jest\u201d is indistinguishable on social media from an actual murder plot. There are people who try to kill celebrities. There are people who aim to harm people at crowded events.<\/p>\n<p>It is truly best to reign in your worst impulses. One unwise social media post can upend your entire life.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA4L3RyYXZpcy1rZWxjZS1tdXJkZXItcGxvdC1hcnJlc3Qv\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A public threat suggested a murder plot against Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes. Fortunately, both athletes are alive and well. Authorities arrested a man who threatened to shoot both football players at a Morgan Wallen concert. It\u2019s unclear whether this was a substantive threat or a horrific (but thankfully empty) prank. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-116347","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}