Accused Waffle House Shooter Lived, Worked In Salida, CO

SALIDA, CO -- Tennessee Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking lived and worked in Salida, Colorado for about six months in 2017, where police said he contacted them with claims that pop celebrity Taylor Swift was stalking and harassing him. A former employer in Salida told Fox31 that Reinking claimed he had purchased a $14,000 ring for Swift and had gone to California to give it to her.

Reinking allegedly opened fire with a rifle early Sunday at a Waffle House near Nashville, Tennessee, and killed four people. After a manhunt, he was found near his apartment and taken into custody.

Shortly before he left Colorado, Reinking contacted Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office on March 18, 2017 to report that Swift was stalking him, but no arrest was made, the Colorado TV station reported.

Reinking worked for Rocky Mountain Crane Service Inc. from August 15, 2016 to March 25, 2017.

His boss told the station he was a good worker, but he showed signs of being “delusional at times.” He told people he was planning to marry Swift and told colleagues he had purchased a $14,000 ring for her and was traveling to California to present it to the pop star, the station reported.

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In 2016, Reinking told Illinois police Swift was hacking into his phone and Netflix account, and telling him to meet her at a Dairy Queen.

After Reinking left Colorado, he was arrested by the Secret Service at the White House in July 2017, after he entered a restricted area by climbing over a barrier. A spokesman for the Secret Service said Reinking insisted he wanted to set up a meeting with President Donald Trump and refused to leave when asked.

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