Michael D. Turley was arrested Monday, nearly two months after the bizarre film was posted to YouTube. He posted $5,000 bond and was released.
Police also are recommending charges against the teen actor, whose name was not released because he is a minor.
Turley was charged with creating a false impression of a terrorist act, endangerment, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and misconduct involving simulated explosives.
In the film, the narrator, who police identified as Turley, said he wanted to see how long it took authorities to respond to a terrorist incident. The introduction to the video mentions the July 20 theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., that killed 12.
The first officer finds Turley and the teen in a neighborhood, standing in Turley’s driveway.
The officer calmly tells the boy to put down the weapon and Turley to put down the camera. He doesn’t draw his gun.
Officer James Holmes, a police spokesman, said Turley told the officer they were just filming a movie, and the officer took down their names and left.
Oddest thing, what was the name of the shooter in Colorado? And the name of the police spokesperson? One and the same.
Just a coincidence? I think not.
That was a joke.
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