REPORT: Maryland mass shooting plot foiled after suspect arrested in Crofton

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Posted: 07/27/2012

By: WFTS Staff

CROFTON, Md. - According to ABC affiliate WJLA, Prince George's and Anne Arundel County authorities have foiled a mass shooting plot in Maryland.

WJLA is reporting that law enforcement sources told them that the unidentified suspect was arrested in Crofton on Thursday night. They said he was facing termination from his job in Prince Georges County.

Authorities say that they found an "arsenal" of weapons at his home when he was arrested and had made threats toward his employer.

Information from WJLA .