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Trung \u2013 who was barred from possessing firearms due to a 1998 conviction for assault on a public servant \u2013 allegedly asked the friend to \u201cget me one of them straps,\u201d a slang term for firearms. The friend refused.<\/p>\n
A week later, on July 7, rung allegedly texted the friend a photo of himself with two firearms. He later texted the friend a photo of a large amount of ammunition, along with the phrase \u201clocked and leaded.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trung allegedly told the friend he felt people weren\u2019t taking him seriously, and mentioned that he could easily kill someone and skip town. In late July, he vowed he would \u201cshow who he can be.\u201d<\/p>\n
A subsequent search of Trung\u2019s residence revealed a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol stashed inside a briefcase. The gun was loaded, with one round in the chamber, nine rounds in the magazine, and two additional loaded magazines in a shoulder holster.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m grateful to the citizen who reported his friend\u2019s concerning behavior to federal authorities. His courage in speaking out may well have saved lives,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Nealy Cox. \u201cIt\u2019s critical that we act quickly when we get information like this and I commend our law enforcement partners who immediately intervened before the defendant could inflict real harm.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe defendant knew he was prohibited from possessing firearms, but still went out of his way to illegally obtain them. He also threatened to use these illegal firearms against his perceived enemies. As a result, we moved quickly to prevent a violent crime,\u201d said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Matthew DeSarno. \u201cThe FBI and our law enforcement partners are committed to detecting and assessing possible threats as they arise. We work hard to protect our communities from violent individuals and encourage the public to report any suspicious activity that poses a threat to public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n
If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A man who allegedly threatened to commit a church shooting in Lubbock has been charged with a firearm offense following an investigation led by FBI Dallas\u2019 Lubbock Resident Agency with support from ATF and HSI, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox. Hieu Tran Trung, a 45-year-old North Vietnamese refugee living in Lubbock, has been charged […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5409,"featured_media":144508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n