KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The man who falsely claimed an IRS employee in Kansas City threatened to shoot up the building she works in has pleaded guilty to the hoax that led to an active shooter lockdown.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri announced on Thursday, Jan. 16, that Anthony M. Alford, 46, has pleaded guilty to a hoax phone call that led to the detention of an IRS employee and a lockdown at the Pershing Road office.
Court documents noted that Alford pleaded guilty to a single count of intentionally conveying false and misleading information. With the guilty plea, Alford has admitted he placed the call to emergency services and falsely claimed an individual had been armed with a gun and was threatening to shoot individuals in an IRS building.
On Sept. 10, court records revealed that Alford called 911 and reported an IRS employee had a gun and threatened to shoot the building up at 333 W. Pershing Rd. Law enforcement officials responded and detained the employee as they searched for weapons.
After the 911 call, investigators locked down the B-Wing of the building as the IRS announced an active shooter was in the building. Those inside the B-Wing were ordered to shelter in place.
Law enforcement officials said they found the employee in question was unarmed and had no intention to harm anyone. The employee told investigators she had been dating Alford for about a month and had attempted to break up with him. He had never been violent but...
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