A California man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly threatened people at two Las Vegas banks, according to an arrest report.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police took Ashton Aspley, 24, of Palm Springs into custody on Saturday.
According to the report, police responded to the Chase Bank at Arroyo Crossing near Rainbow Boulevard on a report of a person making threats with a gun on Saturday.
The man allegedly drove around the parking lot and yelled at the security guard. He later said he would blow up the bank and then walked toward the bank with a black plastic bag in his hand, which people thought could contain a weapon, leading the bank staff to lock the door and shelter inside. The security guard said he could see a gun on the front passenger seat of Aspley's car.
The man was identified as Ashton Aspley, and police learned he was removed from the bank the day before, Friday, Sept. 23, for being hostile and aggressive.
Officers arrived and took Aspley into custody without further incident. The branch manager told police that Aspley first came to the bank on Thursday, Sept. 22, to ask about a transaction. He left without any incident.
He returned on Friday, Sept. 23 and started yelling at a teller about stealing money from him. He shouted threats and officers arrived to remove him from the bank. Later that day, he went to a Chase location on Fort Apache Road at Hacienda Avenue and made more threats.
He allegedly said, "You think the October 1 massacre was bad, wait until you see what I will do, I will blow this place up," the report states. Police were called again and Aspley was trespassed from the bank.
Bank staff also told police they found Aspley had posted photos to social media of himself holding a gun in what appeared to be the bank parking lot. They were posted with captions like "Not joking" and "I'm not kidding."
Detectives tried to interview Aspley, but he was erratic and claimed Chase stole $20,000 from him, according to the report. He also claimed the gun was a "prop" that he carries for protection from the "cartel."
Police also learned that Aspley's parents hadn't been able to locate him and asked their bank in California if they had seen him. The family was worried about Aspley due to him being on some sort of "binge," though further details are redacted from the police report, with police citing confidential medical records.
Aspley was arrested on suspicion of communicating a bomb threat and making a threat of terrorism. He has a competency hearing scheduled for Oct. 21.