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Man charged with felony false reporting for posting threatening videos on social media

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A 53-year-old Goodlettsville man has been arrested and charged with felony false reporting and gun possession while under the influence for posting threatening videos on social media.

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According to police, Phillip C. Anderson Jr. recorded himself, armed with a shotgun, pulling up alongside several police vehicles in the Music City Center parking garage saying, “This is a 410 shotgun, I got it for them” and “I’m about to find a sniper point.’’

He also said he was going to use his vehicle to run over pedestrians on Broadway.

Anderson was arrested that day, a short time after posting the videos, and charged with DUI and drug possession.

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