Texas man accused of threatening to slaughter Capital One execs who robbed him of 'life he deserves'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Wednesday 25 December 2024 19:10 GMT


A customer at an impasse with Capital One over a disputed debt is facing a half-decade in federal prison after allegedly vowing to assassinate those executives he held responsible for having “ruined” his life.

In a December 12 email, Houston, Texas resident and budding beef jerky impresario Taylor Bullard told the bank’s collections agency that he had already paid the amount in question and that they were chasing him in error, according to an FBI affidavit unsealed upon his arrest eight days later.

“Call me before I show up to one of their locations with a machete and gasoline,” Bullard wrote, according to a screenshot of the email included in the affidavit. “You have ruined my ability to buy a home. I’m 34 with a 100k+ job and it’s time I target the people and companies that have ruined my ability to live the life I deserve. I will be coming after your executive team personally. Please call me before I do things that are unforgivable and will make your executive team question their life choices. Thank you, Taylor Bullard”

The affidavit says Bullard sent the note in response to an email from Capital One “urging [him] to create a payment plan to resolve his approximate $543 debt with the company.” FBI agents traced the sender’s IP address back to Bullard’s home, and subpoenaed his email records from Google, according to the affidavit, which was obtained by Court Watch and shared with The Independent.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ceo-murder-capital-one-threats-b2669922.html

[speak easy]

1. ' I will be coming after your executive team personally.' QED

[brush]

2. What a fool...over a $543.00 debt. He ruined his own like over foolish theats.

[SunSeeker]

3. Weird how all those RWNJs who threatened Obama, Biden and Harris' life on a daily basis never got charged.

But threaten a CEO if they don't call you to resolve a $543 debt, then you're looking at a half-decade in federal prison.

[multigraincracker]

4. Eat the Rich.

[OldBaldy1701E]

14. Hear Hear! (n/t)

[Ilsa]

5. Bullying is in style now. Thanks, Don-old. nt

[LudwigPastorius]

6. "...budding beef jerky impresario..."

*sigh*

[70sEraVet]

22. That phrase HAD to be for comedic effect!

[LudwigPastorius]

33. But,...

This IS Texas we’re talking about.

[WokeAintWhatIAm]

7. Tip of the Iceberg

The mindset in this man, as was in the New York UHC-CEO shooter is a result of the lawlessness of those who have now taken power. There effectively can be no law when there is no accountability by those who have the highest positions in our society.

CEO's have no accountability for embezzlement, mismanagement of investments, opportunism and self-enrichment when others lose all they have. Enron, The 2008 Market Crash over Subprime-Mortgage Investment instruments, Congress taking campaign funds from both sides of the aisle, and allowing CEOs to take bonuses during taxpayer bailouts.

The only people who respect the law are those who can least afford to defend themselves against the actions of the large corporations. Succinctly - there is no law which protects the common person form a large entity, a wealthy or influential person.

Outside of hegemony leaving room for some pantomime of rational discussion, the truth is that this is oligarchy, and the momentum of the political system has driven us here. Functionally there is no law until the law yields calculable outcomes based on the merits of infractions and punishments. Without the consistency in outcomes, dispositions, rewards and disclosures - there is no justice.

[Attilatheblond]

9. Accurate, concise, and bloody well reasoned

I see you have been around here a bit, and I truly hope you post more often. I look forward to reading more from you.

[ZZenith]

10. Nicely put.

Thanks for joining us.

[OldBaldy1701E]

16. A few things.

You are correct about this. I just wanted to add my own take on your statement.

The mindset in this man, as was in the New York UHC-CEO shooter is a result of the lawlessness of those who have now taken power. There effectively can be no law when there is no accountability by those who have the highest positions in our society.

This did not begin with that orange gibbon or his cronies. The wealthy have always flaunted laws and societal norms because it makes them feel powerful. And, we let them because we were programmed to believe that they were above the law. They are the 'elite', after all, right? When we see a regular person getting locked up and fined for selling a few cigarettes on the street, and then we watch some CEO get away with everything because he is a rich person who is making other rich people richer at the expense of other's lives... lives that were supposed to be insured or aided by these same rich people. But, you are correct, a two tiered system of law is not justice, nor does it promote it.

The only people who respect the law are those who can least afford to defend themselves against the actions of the large corporations. Succinctly - there is no law which protects the common person form a large entity, a wealthy or influential person.

Well... I would say that it is not 'respect', it is more fear and oppression that makes most of us toe the lawful line. You are correct in that we the people have little to no protection against these greedy leeches who will stop at nothing to own everything by heft or by theft.

Outside of hegemony leaving room for some pantomime of rational discussion, the truth is that this is oligarchy, and the momentum of the political system has driven us here. Functionally there is no law until the law yields calculable outcomes based on the merits of infractions and punishments. Without the consistency in outcomes, dispositions, rewards and disclosures - there is no justice.

I feel that it is the corruption of the political system that led us here. Just as the corruption of our capitalistic design has led to oligarchy and imbalance. Face facts. Humans cannot be trusted to behave as humans. They will devolve every time if left unchecked. There is AMPLE historical evidence of this.

'The Lord Of The Flies' was not just a book we had to read in the sixth grade. Neither was 'Animal Farm'. They were warnings. We did not listen. It seems that we never do.

[LT Barclay]

30. There was a study where 2 groups of monkeys had to do the same "work"

and one group got better pay (grapes) while the others got monkey chow.
Well the latter group eventually went on “strike” and stopped working.

So at one job in the past I would say monkeys are smarter than us because we continue to toil for people who do no work at all.

[FakeNoose]

31. True, but this guy went off the deep end

If he makes over $100 grand a year, he could have easily paid an invoice of $543. Hell he could have put it on his credit card and paid it in installments. Even if he already paid the bill and the bank billed in error, it's a small matter to show proof of payment - like a cancelled check or a printout of last month's transactions.

This guy must be off his meds, or maybe he needs a new prescription. I don't know.

[flvegan]

8. "...people and companies..." plural

I doubt Capital One is the only creditor with an issue with this individual. Maybe not the only one he threatened. I mean, really? Over $543? This is your response? Idiot. Also, doubtful a $543 disputed bill isn't likely to "ruin" the ability to purchase a home by itself, for someone allegedly salaried over $100k/yr.

[ZZenith]

11. If I've learned anything in life

it’s not to fuck around with budding beef jerky impresarios.

[IronLionZion]

12. 6 figure salary and $543 debt

Dude thinks his life is ruined?

[Ray Bruns]

18. Yea. Something is rotten in Denmark.

[IronLionZion]

20. I wish I had only $543 in debt

[NutmegYankee]

21. Unpaid debt tanks the credit score for years

If the amount was already paid, I can see the fight over principle alone.

[IronLionZion]

28. Maybe he didn't learn about principal and interest in school

sure high interest can and does ruin people's lives. I'm against predatory lending/usury. But he looks like he can afford to pay down the principal if he really wanted to.

[NutmegYankee]

39. What I mean is it might be a False debt.

And they hurt him and won’t own up to it. Rather than pay a false debt, he might have stood on principle and fought them.

[LeftInTX]

40. Well, he threatened a company with anthrax in 2017 and threatened Carvana in 2022

In Carvana's case, he accused them of selling him a lemon. He also threatened a bank in 2022 and threatened to shoot up the drive through. (Which would have been a mass shooting of innocent people)

[yardwork]

23. Well, it is now.

[BobTheSubgenius]

13. So this idiot is going to get "the life he deserves."

On the face of it, it will work out to less than $110 per year of incarceration. This doesn't even begin to cover indirect but consequential losses and costs that he will incur.

Do stupid shit, win stupid prizes.

[OldBaldy1701E]

15. I am not condoning this person in any way.

However, the occasional snark about the debt of 'only' $543 is interesting. Because some of us would dearly love to have $543 handy. I personally have not seen an amount like that in the eight years I have lived here.

I am glad everyone else is doing so well that they find that amount to be borderline trivial. Not all of us are lucky enough to have that handy.

[Ray Bruns]

19. You're missing the point. He said he makes six figures and can't pay $543 dollar debt.

So he’s either lying about the salary or about the debt.

[JoseBalow]

34. Actually, he's saying that he ALREADY paid it, not that he can't.

Assuming he is correct, if it is possible to give him the benefit of the doubt, his credit was damaged by this huge corporation pursuing a "small" payment erroneously. I know I would be frustrated and upset if that happened to me.

People are asking, "what is $543 to someone who makes $100k per year?" Why not ask, "what is $543 to a corporation that makes $53.261Billion per year?"

Capital One Financial revenue for the twelve months ending September 30, 2024 was $53.261B, a 12.48% increase year-over-year.

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/COF/capital-one-financial/revenue

[ruet]

35. People Have Trouble Reading These Days.

It's right there in he 2nd paragraph but .

[LeftInTX]

38. Go down to the seventh paragraph.

[LeftInTX]

36. He has a history of threatening companies.

1. 2017 Bullard emailed an unnamed company, for an unspecified offense, to say he planned “to release anthrax at one of their events and/or kill himself in public.”

The FBl questioned Bullard at the time, and he told agents that “he wanted attention, wanted to see the companies sweat, and did not intend to hurt himself or others,” according to the affidavit.

2. 2022, at odds with an unnamed financial institution, Bullard left a voicemail with customer service, threatening to “go to an open…branch with an AK-47 and shoot up the drive through [sic], as well as… damage an ATM,” the affidavit states.

3. 2022 Bullard threatened Carvana with mass violence after claiming the online auto dealer sold him a defective vehicle

[OldBaldy1701E]

43. No, I was referring to a few of the comments in the article...

and on here. It was surprising to see that some see that amount as 'not that much'. That amount would ruin myself.

I guess $500 is the new $20...

[Polybius]

25. Dept doesn't have to be paid in one day

At one time, I had $10,000 in credit card bills. It took several years to pay it off. $543 can be paid off in a year or more if the person is broke.

[OldBaldy1701E]

44. That is interesting.

I am broke and I cannot pay off such an amount at any time as things stand. If you gave me a year, I still could not do it. My entire 'assets' might come to $300... might.

These days, the word 'broke' seems to mean 'down to my last $1000'. I use the traditional definition, which is 'don't have two pennies to rub together'.

That seems to be the cause of some of the confusion here. Some of us don't seem to know the original definition.

[Polybius]

46. I understand, there was a time when I couldn't even send $15 to DU for a Star membership

But I was referring to the person who makes 6 figures a year. He can afford to either pay it all or do payments.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

26. DU is a

pretty well-off community .

[OldBaldy1701E]

42. I am seeing this more and more.

Like I said, I am glad some of us are doing so well that the amount stated seems trivial to them. Some of us are not.

For some, that amount is less than they pay for a night out on the town. For the rest, it would mean the difference between survival for another week and complete ruin. What is amazing to me is that there is no middle ground to this. One is either able to survive or one is not. Unfortunately, more and more are not. Even more unfortunately, the haves don't seem to care about it.

[LeftInTX]

37. Considering it's his fourth similar offense, I'm not sure.

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In 2017, he threatened a corporation with anthrax to send them a message.
He also threatened Carvana after they apparently "sold him a lemon". Also, threatened a mass shooting at a bank's drive through.

But by all means, he is obviously a victim. If he would have accomplished the mass shooting, would he still be considered a victim?

His tires were filled with slime? This guy is not OK in the head.

[Dumpy]

17. $100k job and cannot pay $543?

[Lemons UK]

24. Where's the beef??

Jerky.

[bucolic_frolic]

27. I guess he's angry, but why did he think this would solve his problem?

[Bengus81]

29. My my....how quickly these guys can be caught. Hell Trump fuckers have sent shit like this for YEARS

and are still walking around free to do even more. Everyday you hear of more MAGA death threats yet I read of little to NO arrests.

[Deep State Witch]

32. Well, His First Mistake

Was in stating what he was going to do. Don't threaten. That will get you on the radar.

[jmowreader]

41. I looked at his Twitter account...

This isn't the first disturbing thing he's done. Dude bought a car from Carvana that had "four tires filled with slime and an AC system filled with stop leak." In response he threatened to drive the car through the glass face of their headquarters.

I suspect this guy's been a piece of work all his life.

Oh, I also checked into the jerky thing. Someone named Rhonda Bullard took over the family cattle ranch after her husband died. They grow organic grass-fed beef and sell it primarily through a beef share system. In beef share they sell quarters of beef, halves of beef or whole beef and leave the steer on the hoof until they've sold the whole thing. They wanted a shelf-stable product to sell on Amazon and got Taylor to learn to make jerky. If the reviews are any indication he's doing a lot better at creating jerky than controlling his emotions.

[Blue_Tires]

45. Damn... I only wish I made 100 grand a year...

[marble falls]

47. The Sandford "experiment" wasn't an experiment: it was a recipe. I would like to say we have an obligation ...

... to treat incarcerated humans at least as well as we treat animals in containment, but I know we treat animals despicably, too.