FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Franklin man was convicted of multiple cyberstalking charges by a federal jury Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Thirty-one-year-old McKenzie McClure, who also went by the alias Kalvin McClure, allegedly “posted countless Tweets on X” between Feb. 2024 and April 2024 that were fixated on Christ Presbyterian Academy and Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville. McClure also seemed fixated on “school shootings, school lockdowns, guns, and other violent incidents,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
In addition to the social media posts, McClure reportedly visited Christ Presbyterian Academy on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 and was seen trying to enter the locked doors of the church sanctuary three times. During this incident, McClure allegedly photographed maps of the school grounds and was seen “flipping off the school campus while standing on the school crest.”
“Children, parents, teachers, administrators and staff need to feel safe from harm while at school,” acting U.S. Attorney Robert E. McGuire said. “Our office, and our law enforcement partners, are fully committed to keeping our school communities safe and will have no tolerance for those who would put our kids at risk.”
On the anniversary of the deadly Covenant School shooting, McClure allegedly “left a menacing five-minute voicemail” on the school’s main phone line, referencing multiple historically violent attacks as well as movies depicting violence and expressing anger and hostility at the school. As a result of the voicemail, CPA closed school Monday, March 24, 2024.
The Nashville Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security helped investigate McClure.
“The defendant’s concerning actions and social media posts emotionally devastated the school and church community and threatened their safety,” Joseph E. Carrico of the FBI Nashville Field Office said. “The FBI and our partners are committed to protecting the communities we serve and we encourage the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious or threatening behavior to law enforcement.”
McClure will be sentenced on July 7 and faces a maximum term of five years in federal prison.
“The Tennessee Office of Homeland Security is committed to serve, secure and protect the people of Tennessee,” Deputy Commissioner Greg Mays said. “This verdict demonstrates our cooperation with our law enforcement partners at the federal, state and local level, and with the schools, to make sure that every student in Tennessee feels safe when they go to school.”
