Man Who Shot At Police Reportedly Threatened 'Another Nashville Bombing'

A Colorado man arrested following an officer-involved shooting reportedly threatened to carry out "another Nashville bombing," which included reaching out to Tennessee state law enforcement with threats of targeting the Tennessee State Capitol prior to the shooting incident.

Eddie Lovins, 48, was charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder and two counts of attempted first degree assault, KRDO.com via FOX 17 News.

Documents obtained by KRDO said Lovins contacted the Tennessee Highway Patrol on New Year's Day and said there was a bomb planted at the Tennessee State Capitol building in downtown Nashville, exactly one week after a Christmas Day bombing on Second Avenue.

Communication logs between Lovins and THP obtained by KRDO show Lovins said there was "going to be another bombing in Nashville," and added it was "definitely going to happen today, no if..." The communication logs also noted Lovins said he was "not law enforcement friendly" and was slurring his words during the call.

Lovins reportedly said he did not want any law enforcement sent to his house and threatened that he was "obligated to shoot them" if they showed up, KRDO reports. THP initially contacted the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office with information regarding Lovins' bomb threat at around 6:00 a.m. on January 1.

PCSO went to Lovins' home in Pueblo West after the call, but did not come in contact with him. THP contacted PCSO again at around 3:15 p.m. on January 1, claiming to have been in contact with the suspect, who said he had information on the alleged bomb.

PCSO deputies once again went to Lovins' home and were able to come in contact with him, which led to Lovins reportedly opening fire through the door of his home with an "AR," according to court documents obtained by KRDO. Lovins claimed he was shooting elsewhere and at no specific target, but was reported to be aware that law enforcement was present outside his home.

Two PCSO deputies were reportedly injured during the initial round of shooting. The deputies received treatment and were released to their homes, where they are expected to make full recoveries, KRDO reports.

More law enforcement arrived at the scene after the two officers were struck. Deputies reported "it sounded like 8-9 rifle shots were being fired toward" the area in which they were standing. Court documents report Lovins briefly went back inside his house and came returned outside with a bottle of whiskey, proceeded to walk into the middle of the street and took shots of the whiskey before being detained by police shortly after.

Police said Lovins reportedly asked numerous times if he hurt or killed anybody during the incident while under arrest. While asked if he had any explosive devices by investigators at a nearby hospital, Lovins reportedly admitted to having "soap bombs" inside of his garage."

However, a Metro Bomb Squad search revealed no explosive devices were found inside Lovins' home and he didn't appear to have any bomb-making materials to follow through on his bombing threat.

THP confirmed agents searched the Tennessee State Capitol for any suspicious devices and only found an unrelated suspicious box on the premises.

On Christmas Day, an individual, later identified as Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, detonated a bomb inside an RV parked on Second Avenue North, which resulted in his death and injuries to five others, as well as a path of destruction in the downtown area and AT&T outages in several states.

Lovins is being held in Pueblo County Jail on a $500,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on January 7.

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