Two Illinois men, Austin Blair and Jarrett Maki, both 25, are accused of making terroristic threats to a series of fast food restaurants, allegedly calling and warning about an “active shooter.”

According to court documents shared by the East Alton Police Department, Blair and Maki allegedly issued the false warning from late July to late August. Their alleged modus operandi was straightforward: call a restaurant and advise about a shooter arriving shortly.

The documents detailed eleven instances in which Blair and Maki allegedly called and made terroristic threats to the establishments.

On July 28, they called a Taco Bell in East Alton and said, “I see a dude with a bug gun walking toward your store,” the documents alleged. Then, they called a McDonald’s and a Sonic, also in East Alton

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