Memphis Police: Man threatens to ‘butcher’ churchgoers with a machete

A man was arrested this week after he allegedly threatened to “butcher” parishioners at a local Catholic Church, Memphis Police confirmed.

On Friday, officers arrived at St. Louis Catholic Church when they were met by two male victims, one was a pastor and the other was a music minister.

After being involved in a verbal altercation with one of the male victims, Zachary Liberto allegedly defaced the baptismal pool inside the church.

Liberto then allegedly sent an email to one of the victims threatening to cause “mass casualties” at the church.

The victim forwarded the email thread to investigators, who read an email that said, “I need a video of [redacted] getting slapped by you in 24 hours before I butcher people in that church with a machete.”

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