Judge revokes bond for Nashville shooting suspect after…

A judge has revoked bond for the Waffle House gunman who shot dead four at a Tennessee branch.

Travis Reinking, 29, was arrested in Nashville on Monday following a 36-hour manhunt after he allegedly opened fire at a Waffle House in a late night shooting.

He was charged with four counts of criminal homicide and his bond was set for $2 million – a cost he was very unlikely to meet. But many were furious he was even granted bond after the mass shooting

Typically, all suspects in Tennessee are entitled to a bond unless they are facing the death penalty. 

But on Tuesday, a judge revoked a $2 million bond. 

A judge has revoked bond for the Waffle House gunman Travis Reinking (pictured being transported to the detention center on Monday) who shot dead four at a Tennessee branch

Travis Reinking, 29, was finally been captured after he allegedly murdered four people at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee on Sunday. He is pictured here following his arrest

Travis Reinking, 29, was finally been captured after he allegedly murdered four people at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee on Sunday. He is pictured here following his arrest

The Nashville district attorney’s office was ‘inundated with calls’ on Tuesday morning from angry members of the public saying there should be no possibility of the suspect, Travis Reinking, being released from jail, spokesman Steve Hayslip said.

‘The fact that he might be able to bond out set that fear and panic back in their hearts again,’ Hayslip said.

Reinking, a 29-year-old construction worker with a history of erratic brushes with law enforcement, was captured in woods on Monday after more than a day on the run. The original bond had been set by a night court magistrate, Hayslip said.

Police say a nearly naked Reinking opened fire with an AR-15 rifle at a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday, then fled the scene. 

The gunman, who began shooting outside the restaurant and then moved inside, aborted his attack and fled when a customer, 29-year-old James Shaw Jr., wrestled the rifle from him in what authorities called an act of heroism.

Reinking, 29, was arrested in Nashville on Monday following a 36-hour manhunt after he allegedly opened fire at a Waffle House in a late night shooting 

Reinking, 29, was arrested in Nashville on Monday following a 36-hour manhunt after he allegedly opened fire at a Waffle House in a late night shooting 

Reinking was later booked into a maximum security jail in Nashville on four murder charges 

Reinking was later booked into a maximum security jail in Nashville on four murder charges 

‘We don’t know why he went into the Waffle House,’ Metropolitan Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron told reporters on Monday.

Reinking, who police said had a pistol and ammunition in a backpack when he was arrested, was not talking to police.

Reinking moved to the Tennessee capital last year from his Illinois hometown. His case will be discussed in court on Wednesday morning, but it was unclear whether Reinking would attend, the district attorney’s office said.

Just four days before the shooting, Reinking stole a car from a BMW dealership and led police on a brief chase before escaping (pictured is footage from the dealer's surveillance camera)

Just four days before the shooting, Reinking stole a car from a BMW dealership and led police on a brief chase before escaping (pictured is footage from the dealer’s surveillance camera)

Jon King, a public defender representing Reinking, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the charges Reinking is facing.

The Nashville killings were the latest in a string of mass shootings around the country in which a gunman used an AR-15-style rifle. One of the deadliest was the massacre of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14 by a gunman brandishing an AR-15. A former student at the school is charged with the murders.

In Nashville, authorities said they are still unclear about what motivated the Waffle House attack, which sent a shudder through the city, one of the biggest in the U.S. South.

Tips from people in the neighborhood helped lead police to search through woods about two miles from the restaurant, where Reinking eventually surrendered without resisting.

Reinking, who has had a history of bizarre behavior, delusions and multiple encounters with authorities, was arrested in July 2017 for attempting to get into the White House, according to police records.

After that episode, authorities in Illinois revoked his gun license and confiscated four firearms, including what police said was the rifle used in the Waffle House shooting. The guns were given to his father, Jeffrey Reinking, who told police he would lock them up and keep them away from his son. But Jeffrey Reinking, from Tazewell County, Illinois, 130 miles southwest of Chicago, eventually returned the weapons to his son, Nashville police said on Sunday.

Marcus Watson, an agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said Reinking’s father could face federal charges if he knowingly transferred weapons to a person who was prohibited from owning them. Jeffrey Reinking was not immediately available for comment.

Police gather on a road along a wooded area where Reinking was captured on Monday

Police gather on a road along a wooded area where Reinking was captured on Monday

This laptop bag, empty except for a handwritten ID card bearing the name Travis Reinking, was found by a citizen near the I-24 Old Hickory Blvd interchange. It is unknown whether it was discarded before or after the shooting

This laptop bag, empty except for a handwritten ID card bearing the name Travis Reinking, was found by a citizen near the I-24 Old Hickory Blvd interchange. It is unknown whether it was discarded before or after the shooting

A woman (center) who would only be identified as the godmother of shooting victim DeEbony Groves, cries as she listens at a news conference regarding Reinking's capture

A woman (center) who would only be identified as the godmother of shooting victim DeEbony Groves, cries as she listens at a news conference regarding Reinking’s capture

Nashville Mayor David Briley thanked the community for its vigilance in reporting sightings of Reinking. 

‘A tip from the community is what led to the arrest today, and their being vigilant is an important part of what happened today,’ he said. 

Briley also said he hopes Reinking’s arrest would be the first step in helping the community ‘move on’ from the tragedy.      

‘Yesterday was a horrible day for the city of Nashville, it brought home a terrible tragedy to this community,’ he said.   

‘Today is a day we can move on as a community I hope.’ 

Briley also called on the community to help lift up the families who had lost loved ones in the horrific shooting. 

‘We’re going to have to gather around them and help lift them up in the coming weeks. We need to move on as a community and do what we can to curb this violence in the future,’ he said. 

Hours before his capture, police had revealed that Reinking stole a car from a Brentwood BMW dealership four days before the Waffle House shooting. 

Police briefly chased Reinking through rush hour traffic but he managed to escape.

The car’s GPS tracked it to Reinking’s apartment, but he was not identified as a suspect at the time. 

A key for the stolen car was later found in Reinking’s apartment following the shooting.  

It was just one of many instances of Reinking’s behavior that has been revealed since the shooting.   

Reinking’s family has said he was troubled and ‘delusional’ – believing that Taylor Swift was stalking him.   

The AR-15 (above) used in the Waffle House shooting was among Reinking's four weapons that the FBI confiscated in October following an incident at the White House

The AR-15 (above) used in the Waffle House shooting was among Reinking’s four weapons that the FBI confiscated in October following an incident at the White House

Taurean C. Sanderlin

Joe R. Perez

Restaurant worker Taurean C. Sanderlin, 29, and 20-year-old customer Joe R. Perez were among the four shot dead by a gunman at a Nashville Waffle House on Sunday

Deebony Groves

Akilah Dasilva

Deebony Groves, 21, and Akilah Dasilva, 23, were also killed when the gunman stormed in and opened fire with an assault rifle

Reinking had at least five run-ins with police in Illinois before he moved to Nashville, and one in Washington DC in 2017 when he tried to scale a fence near the White House.

His family says his delusions date as far back as 2014. 

Reinking believed that Swift was hacking into his phone and into his Netflix account, according to the New York Daily News.   

His family revealed that in an incident from May 2016 he believed Swift was stalking him. 

Relatives called emergency services to the scene fearful that Reinking would kill himself, according to WKRN. 

In that incident Reinking told Tazewell County authorities that Swift was following him and wanted to meet him at a nearby Dairy Queen.

Hero diner  James Shaw Jr managed to grab the rifle and toss it over a counter after the gunman opened fire. Shaw shows off his injured hand after he grabbed the gun barrel

Hero diner James Shaw Jr managed to grab the rifle and toss it over a counter after the gunman opened fire. Shaw shows off his injured hand after he grabbed the gun barrel

When he went there he claimed that Swift yelled at him from across the street then ran away.

Reinking said he chased her ‘in an attempt to get her to stop harassing him,’ according to a police report.

He followed ‘Swift’ up the side of a building and onto its roof. But when he reached the top the singer was gone.   

Reinking was taken to a local hospital for an evaluation ‘against his will’, police said. 

Following the shooting, it was revealed that Reinking believed Taylor Swift was stalking him

Reinking was taken to a local hospital for an evaluation 'against his will' after telling police Swift wanted to meet him at Dairy Queen

Following the shooting, it was revealed that Reinking believed Taylor Swift was stalking him

Authorities said a man believed to be Reinking was last seen walking at a nearby apartment complex

But the weapons were returned to Reinking's father, who has since admitted to giving them back to his son

Authorities seized Reinking’s (above) weapons following an incident at the White House in July last year when he was arrested by the Secret Service for crossing a security barrier

Reinking allegedly killed two people outside of the Waffle House at 3.25am on Sunday before storming the restaurant 

Reinking allegedly killed two people outside of the Waffle House at 3.25am on Sunday before storming the restaurant 

One more patron was killed inside the restaurant and another victim died at the hospital  

One more patron was killed inside the restaurant and another victim died at the hospital  

On July 7, 2017 Reinking was arrested when he tried to enter White House grounds. 

Court records show that he approached a Secret Service agent saying he wanted to set up a meeting with President Donald Trump.

He refused to leave and tried to pass a security barrier saying ‘Do what you need to do. Arrest me if you have to’.

He was given 32 hours of community service to complete by the DC Superior Court and warned to stay away from the White House. 

Reinking’s case was dropped in November after a judge determined he had completed the diversion program, according to Heavy. 

It was after the DC incident that the FBI coordinated with Illinois State Police and Tazewell County to revoke Reinking’s gun license.

Reinking's family revealed that he had suffered delusions since 2014 and he had at least five run ins with police in Illinois before moving to Nashville, where Swift started her career

Reinking’s family revealed that he had suffered delusions since 2014 and he had at least five run ins with police in Illinois before moving to Nashville, where Swift started her career

He had a carry permit in Illinois and willingly gave up the four weapons he legally owned.  

Tazewell County Sheriff Robert Huston said deputies returned the guns to Reinking’s father Jeffery on the promise that he would ‘keep the weapons secure and out of the possession of Travis’.  

Reinking’s father has since confessed to returning the guns back to his son.   

In another incident, Reinking barged into a community pool in Tremont, Illinois last June. 

He jumped into the water wearing a pink woman’s coat over his underwear, according to a police report.   

Investigators believed he had an AR-15 rifle in his car trunk, but it was never displayed. No charges were filed. 

Three of the victims died at the scene and a fourth died at the hospital. Coroners could be seen removing bodies from the restaurant on Sunday afternoon 

Three of the victims died at the scene and a fourth died at the hospital. Coroners could be seen removing bodies from the restaurant on Sunday afternoon 

Coroners carry out a body from the Waffle House where four died in the early hours of Sunday

Coroners carry out a body from the Waffle House where four died in the early hours of Sunday

In August, Reinking told police he wanted to file a report about 20 to 30 people tapping into his computer and phone and people ‘barking like dogs’ outside his residence, according to a report. 

Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson did not reveal a motive for the Sunday shooting but did acknowledge Reinking’s history of ‘mental issues’. 

Reinking shot two people dead outside of Waffle House before he stormed the restaurant, which had around 20 people inside, police said. 

One person died inside the restaurant and another died from their injuries at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.   

Two were seriously injured from gunshot wounds and listed in critical condition on Sunday, including Tia Waggoner. 

Waggoner, 21, is the girlfriend of victim Akilah Dasilva, an aspiring rapper who was a student at Middle Tennessee State University. 

Dasilva’s family said Waggoner underwent surgery and doctors are currently trying to save her leg.   

 



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