Dec 13, 2024
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne man formally charged after he allegedly threatened police and a crowd of more than 100 people who were gathered at a live Nativity scene at Central Ministries has been released on bail. Tyler Leavitt formally faces eight different charges after allegedly pointing a loaded semi-automatic pistol at a New Haven officer and threatening to "kill everyone there," according to court documents from the Allen County Circuit Court. Man allegedly threatened to kill crowd at church Nativity scene: court docs Leavitt was released under monitored conditional release after posting bond on Friday. A petition for Leavitt to be under order of the Jake Lair Law has also been filed with the Allen County Circuit Court. Indiana’s Jake Lair Law, otherwise known as Red Flag Law, allows police to take custody of a citizen’s firearms by way of warrant or immediately when a circumstance puts the public in jeopardy. Leavitt is set to have his initial hearing in court on Dec. 16.
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