NASHVILLE — The at-large gunman who is accused of fatally shooting four people at a Nashville Waffle House early Sunday morning told cops Taylor Swift was stalking him.
Travis Reinking, 29, of Morton, Illinois, has been placed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s top 10 list–a massive manhunt is underway.
Reinking reportedly had multiple interactions with law enforcement over the years, for mostly for minor incidents.
In 2017, Reinking was arrested outside the White House after demanding a meeting with the President.
WTVF reported: On May 27, 2016, authorities in Illinois said they responded to a CVS parking lot in Morton, Illinois because Reinking’s mother, Judith Reinking; father, Jeff Reinking; and grandmother, Marilyn Hopper had stated they were worried about him.
When the deputy arrived at the scene, Reinking was being evaluated by an official with an Emergency Response Service. Family members said Reinking had been having delusions since August 2014.
Reinking told officials Taylor Swift was harassing him by stalking him and hacking his phone. He later told them she had hacked his Netflix account, told him to meet her at a Dairy Queen, then allegedly ran from him at that location. He said he chased her to the rooftop of a building, but she was gone.
Reinking told authorities he was telling the truth. He also stated he had proof on his phone, but he would not show it to them.
His family stated he had made suicidal threats and owned guns. Officials said they took him for an evaluation at Methodist Hospital.
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According to ABC 7 Chicago, In June 2017, ‘Reinking exposed himself at a pool while wearing a pink woman’s house coat, according to a police report. Earlier the same day, Reinking had gotten into a shouting match with a crane company employee, who said Reinking was wearing the house coat and holding an AR-15 rifle’
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