The man who launched an early morning attack on the Dallas Police headquarters has a long history with law authorities, causing a lockdown in 2013 after threatening to kill his family and shoot up schools and churches near Paris, Texas.
A man who identified himself as James Boulware, 35, was reportedly shot and killed by police this morning after launching an attack on police headquarters from a heavily armored van, firing on police cruisers and leaving bombs in the parking lot.
In 2013 , Boulware was involved in a family argument, choking his mother and assaulting his uncle, before going to his brother’s house in Paris, where he took multiple weapons, ammo, and body armor, according to KXII.
Later, during a “face time” call over the Internet, he threatened to kill all of the adult members of his family, as well as making a vague threat about schools or churches along the way.
Boulware was later apprehended after police launched a full scale manhunt. His case was dismissed in April 2014 after he fulfilled several court-ordered conditions.
In conversations with police, conducted as authorities attempted to negotiate with his this morning, Boulware complained that police had previously called him a terrorist and had taken his son.
According to Heavy, Dallas court documents state the Boulware’s mother was recently granted custody of his 11-year-old son. Heavy also notes that Boulware may have had mental issues, writing rants on a Dallas County judge’s Facebook page, espousing multiple conspiracy theories including the North Koreans, the Russians, and the killing of Bin Laden.
NBC5 is reporting that Boulware’s mother said, “We’ve been dealing with this for a long time. I’m glad nobody else was hurt.”
(We will be updating this report as more information becomes available)
