A man was arrested Friday at a Morgan Wallen concert at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City after making a “terrorist threat” that delayed the headliner’s show by 45 minutes. While a source close to the situation told Variety the threat was directed at Wallen, a release from the Jackson County District Attorney states that the alleged targets were “two individuals who were members of the Kansas City Chiefs organization.” Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes attended the show and left the locker room with Wallen.
“An Illinois man has been charged with a felony after he threatened on social media to shoot two people at a concert Friday night at Arrowhead in Kansas City,” Jackson County District Attorney Jane Peters Baker announced today.
Aaron Brown of Winchester, Illinois, is facing a Class 5 felony charge of second-degree terroristic threatening. According to court records, Kansas City Police detectives and intelligence analysts at the Kansas City Fusion Center working at JA Field at Arrowhead on Friday, August 2, 2024, were monitoring threats at a planned concert when they noticed a threat on Twitter against two individuals, who were members of the Kansas City Chiefs organization, who were in attendance at the event.
The defendant confirmed to police his location in Arrowhead. The party was delayed for 40 minutes while the defendant was located.
“The defendant was arraigned earlier today and bail was set at $15,000. Prosecutors have requested a cash bail of $250,000.”
Kelce — who is dating Taylor Swift — and Mahomes left the locker room with Wallen, who was wearing a custom-made Chiefs jersey with the number seven on the front. Although the jersey number is also the number of Chiefs player Harrison Butker — who caused a storm of controversy with a Benedictine College commencement speech that many deemed misogynistic — it was Wallen’s number as a high school baseball player.
While some fans have criticized Wallen for delaying the show due to “hanging out with Chiefs players,” a source says diverse The concert was nearly canceled five minutes before it was due to start, with prosecutors saying the delay was due to law enforcement. Kelsey was seen enjoying the show and singing enthusiastically in fan footage posted online.
Representatives for Wallen, Live Nation organizers, the Chiefs organization and Kansas City police did not immediately respond to subpoena requests. diverseRequests for suspension or deferral to law enforcement.
