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Cortez Lamont Edwards of Louisville went live on Facebook on-air with a pistol. The Federal Bureau of Investigations has announced charges for a Cortez Edwards, 29, who allegedly threatened to shoot police in a Livestream.

Who is Cortez Lamont Edwards

A Kentucky man who authorities accuse of requesting $30,000 to shoot police officers in Louisville in a social media video while he was brandishing a gun has been arrested.


The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky said 29-year-old Cortez Lamont Edwards made the statements Wednesday on a Facebook Live video.
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Authorities say Edwards, of Louisville, was requesting the money to shoot officers who were in the street in front of his residence during a disturbance.
Authorities found Edwards when they executed a search warrant on his home Sunday. He has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Cortez Lamont Edwards age

He is 23-years old

Why
Cortez Lamont Edwards arrested and charged

According to a criminal report, on September 23, Cortez Lamont Edwards of Louisville went live on Facebook with an AR variant pistol.
In the video, Edwards says he wanted $ 30,000 to shoot Louisville Metro Police Department officers at the scene due to a rumble in the street in front of his home.

Cortez Lamont Edwards Investigations

An investigation against Edwards revealed that he was a convicted criminal and was therefore not allowed to own a firearm.


An uneventful search warrant was executed on Sunday by agents of various law enforcement agencies, including Homeland Security.
Edwards is federally accused of being a firearm criminal.
If convicted, he faced a maximum of ten years in prison, a $ 250,000 fine, and three years of probation.