Officials said the Texas suspect's plan, “similar to the fatal 2016 Dallas Ambesh,” was thwarted by local officials and federal officials.
Seth “Andrea” Gregory, 21, was arrested on a terrorist threat warrant at 9:25am Monday, the Corpus Christi Police Department said.
“The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been notified that Gregory is pose a terrorist threat to officers of the Corpus Christi Police Station (CCPD),” the department said on its release. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the threat and secured a warrant for Gregory.”
Gregory was born male but has identified her as a female, CCPD senior executive Antonio Contreras told Fox News Digital.
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Seth “Andrea” Gregory was arrested Monday for threats of terrorism that interfered with public services/caused public fear and serious physical injuries and criminal trespassing, and was in custody early Tuesday morning at the Nuesez County Jail. (Nueces County Jail)
July 16, 2016 – Downtown Dallas ambush
Authorities said Hint notified police after he noticed Gregory was friendly with some officers in the downtown area and was taking photos of them. The hint also said Gregoria recently bought an AR-style gun.
The 21-year-old suspect is said to have modeled the attack “similar to the 2016 Dallas Ambush” conducted by Mika Xavier Johnson.
The 2016 incident referenced by the FBI involved a police ambush that killed five Dallas police department officials and injured seven people.
Dallas Police Department officers Lone Arlens, Michael Kroll, Michael Smith, Patrick Zamaripa and Dallas area Rapid Transit Officer Brent Thompson were killed.
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The shooting came during a Black Lives Matter protest on July 16, 2016.
Five officers were killed in a sniper attack by 25-year-old Mika Xavier Johnson of Mesquite, Texas, praying in front of Dallas Police Headquarters on July 9, 2016. (via Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times Getty Images)
Johnson, a former US Army reserve, was killed by police when the robot exploded the bomb that was delivered.
Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown said Johnson cited fatal shootings of black men by Louisiana and Minnesota police officers during the investigation into the 2016 attack, prompting protest marches in Dallas and many other cities.
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“The suspect said he was angry with the whites and wanted to kill whites, especially white officers,” Brown said.
Members of the FBI Evidence Response Team search for areas that are still active crime scenes in downtown Dallas after five officers died in Dallas, Texas on Thursday evening, July 9, 2016. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Gregory was arrested Monday for public service/public fears and serious physical injuries and threats to prevent criminal trespassing, and was held custody at the Nues County Jail on a $50,500 bond on Tuesday morning.
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