The first Tennessean arrested in connection with a threatening social media post referencing Charlie Kirk's shooting death made his first court appearance and has his second scheduled to determine bond.

Larry Bushart, 61, of Lexington, Tennessee, was charged Sept. 22 with making threats of mass violence at a school.

Bushart appeared in a Perry County court Oct. 9 and saw his case reset to 9 a.m. Dec. 4 for a preliminary and bond hearing.

His bond was originally set at $2 million, records show. The Dec. 4 hearing will determine if Bushart's bond is changed and preliminary facts will be presented to determine if his case is bound over.

Bushart is a former police officer with the Huntingdon Police Department. The charges against him stem from a series of social media posts he made about

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