FLORIDA — A 45-year-old Daytona Beach man has been charged with making written threats to commit a mass shooting after Volusia sheriff�s detectives were alerted to a post on YouTube containing a threat to �murder as many people as I can.�

Leo Arong Jr. of Beville Road, Daytona Beach, was arrested Thursday after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) notified the Volusia Sheriff�s Office of the threats, which were traced to Arong.

The threats were posted on YouTube during a PBS News Hour live video. The comments included:

�I hate jews because I am an inbred LOSER. We have to kill jews in order for LOSERS like me to feel relevant. Thank you�

�I should have been aborted at birth, to save this country from my coming mass killings of American. Thank you�

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�I don�t want Red Flag laws passed because the FBI might raid my residence and confiscate the weapons I will use to kill other Americans. Thank you�

�I hate myself. I am uglier than the El Paso shooter, and girls don�t like me, so I will murder as many people as I can. Thank you�

Sheriff�s detectives, FDLE and Daytona Beach police interviewed neighbors at Arong�s apartment complex who said they had not seen Arong in a couple of weeks. Arong was ultimately located inside his home and was interviewed about the electronic threats. He confirmed posting the comments, but stated he didn�t mean what he wrote, and that he was attempting to spoof another user.

A search warrant was later executed at his home to include Arong�s cell phone and laptop. No guns were located at the suspect�s home.

Arong was charged with making written threats to kill or harm in a mass shooting or act of terrorism, a second-degree felony. He was transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail where he remains held with no bail allowed.

Arong is a U.S. Army veteran, and during the investigation, detectives established that there have been concerns for his well-being and indications that he could be in need of veterans services.

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