Man Accused of Threatening to Shoot Up Wal-Mart in Court

TYLER — The Tyler man accused of threatening to shoot up a Tyler Walmart days after the El Paso massacre was in court on Wednesday. According to our news partner KETK, the initial hearing for Trumaine Washington, 31, lasted a matter of seconds with prosecutors and defense lawyers agreeing that the case would more than likely go to trial. Washington’s defense said that there would need to be one more pretrial hearing and then they could proceed to trial.

That hearing is set for Feb 5th at 2:30 p.m. His trial is tentatively scheduled to begin the next week. Washington was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon because he allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot people. The incident occurred at the Tyler Walmart on the southside of Loop 323 back in September.