MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man is in jail tonight after he messed around and found out how serious police took his Facebook message threatening to shoot random people.
Derrick White, 24, is facing a Commission of Act of Terrorism charge.
Pastor Reginald Tucker said fear was his immediate thought after seeing and hearing about this viral post on Facebook from Huncho Cinco.
Police said Derrick White is accused of writing the post.
Police said he wrote he wanted to commit a violent and deadly act by stating, “I’m about to pull a Zeek.”
Investigators said White referred to the actions of Ezekiel Kelly who in 2022 went across Memphis shooting six people, killing three.
Kelly also took to Facebook with his violent plans which put the city on lockdown for several hours.
“Man, that’s the best thing, because the last time it happened in the city, I was over in Orange Mound and it was a ghost town,” Tucker said.
Police said White wrote in the threatening post to “Please don’t get caught outside in my way tonight.”
Memphis Police said once they got wind of the post, officers with the Organized Crime Unit located suspect.
“Well, I really you know, my heart go out for the young, young man because he’s a young individual. He’s going to lose a lot of time in life.
“But maybe if he get the right here, maybe he can see that is different ways to solve problems and help the other young people to see its different ways to solve problems,” Tucker said.
According to the Facebook account, before his arrest a post stated the post wasn’t meant to be taken as a threat and that he was OK.
“Well, I don’t think that’s a very good joke,” Tucker said.
Officers said White did also have an outstanding aggravated assault warrant out for his arrest.
White will face a judge tomorrow morning at 201 Poplar Ave.
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