A Dangerous Bunny live performance was allegedly focused by a mass shooter planning to incite a race conflict
A Dangerous Bunny live performance in Atlanta was focused by a person who was planning a mass taking pictures to be able to incite a race conflict, a courtroom has heard.
Mark Adams Prieto, 58, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Arizona on Tuesday (June 11) on prices of firearms trafficking, switch of a firearm to be used in a hate crime and possession of an unregistered firearm.
The indictment alleges that between January and March this yr, Prieto was held underneath surveillance by the FBI after a supply reported that he had expressed his want to incite a race conflict forward of the 2024 US presidential election (through NBC News).
It’s alleged the supply informed the FBI that that they had spoken to Prieto greater than 15 occasions over the course of three years at gun exhibits, with the affidavit stating that the chats grew to become extra suspicious and alarming as time went on. The supply stated that one remark included Prieto “advocating for a mass taking pictures”, focusing on Blacks, Jews or Muslims, the affidavit provides.
The supply stated, “Prieto believes that martial legislation shall be applied shortly after the 2024 election and {that a} mass taking pictures ought to happen prior” to it, allegedly asking the supply late final yr in the event that they had been “able to kill a bunch of individuals.”
Prieto allegedly additionally tried to enlist an undercover FBI agent to help him with the planning of the mass taking pictures, reportedly focusing on two Dangerous Bunny exhibits at Atlanta’s State Farm Area on Could 14 and 15.
Prieto was arrested on Could 14 whereas in possession of seven firearms, and if convicted, Prieto faces a most penalty of 15 years in jail, a $250,000 superb or each for the primary two offences, and a most 10 years in jail and the identical superb or each for the third.
In the meantime, final October, Dangerous Bunny launched his fifth studio album, ‘Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana’ (‘No person Is aware of What Is Going To Occur Tomorrow’). In a four-star assessment, NME wrote: “By way of his sprawling and bold album, Dangerous Bunny spins the trimmings of fame into Latin lure gold, and, as his album title guarantees, he continues to blaze his personal path with large carpe diem power.”
Shortly afterwards, he reacted furiously to a viral AI observe that was created utilizing a duplicate of his voice. ‘Demo #5: Nostalgia’ was created utilizing FlowGPT, and in addition replicated the voices of Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber.
The Puerto Rican rapper took to his WhatsApp channel to handle the music. “There are individuals who I perceive, and other people I don’t… There are individuals who I join with, and other people I don’t.”
“For those who guys like that shitty music that’s viral on TikTok, go away this group proper now. You guys don’t should be my mates.”