Police responded to a Nashville apartment complex Friday afternoon, where staff said a man had threatened, for the second time in less than a week, to open fire on the leasing office. Officers arrested Antonio Caldwell at Greenview Apartments on Murfreesboro Pike following that report, and he now faces a charge of threatening to commit an act of mass violence.
Metro Nashville Police Department officers responded to Greenview Apartments at 1210 Murfreesboro Pike around 2 p.m. Friday, according to WSMV. Employees at the complex told officers it was the second time Caldwell had threatened to carry out a shooting there.
Per the affidavit as described in that report, Caldwell first threatened to shoot up the location on Nov. 3. A few days later, he returned to the same office and again threatened to shoot it up. Apartment staff also told officers that Caldwell had made comments about having or obtaining firearms, the outlet reported.
Arrest Followed Concern Over Staff Safety
Because of the number of employees working in the office at the time, officers arrested Caldwell on probable cause, the station's report states. He was then charged with threat to commit an act of mass violence.
The account does not detail what happened to Caldwell after his arrest, including any court dates, bond status, or plea.
A Separate Nashville Threat Case
Threats of mass violence have surfaced in other Nashville-area cases this year. In April, a bomb-threat report led investigators to search UPS locations across Davidson County, though WKRN reported that no credible threat was ultimately found. Investigators in that case traced the call to 40-year-old Edward Anderson of Madison, who was charged with threatening to commit an act of mass violence and false reporting, according to the same report.
That case is unrelated to the Greenview Apartments incident, but it reflects how seriously Nashville-area police have treated threats directed at workplaces and public locations this year.
