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Loveland murder suspect was ordered to stay away from bank after Facebook threats

On or about April 12, the Loveland SWAT team told the bank that Parker had an "arsenal of weapons" in his home, and he was placed on a 72-hour hold with a mental health facility, according to court documents.
Christopher Parker mug shot

The man now charged in a deadly 2015 shooting was previously ordered to stay 50 yards away from a bank and its employees after he allegedly made threats against it on Facebook.

Guarantee Bank and Trust Company alleged in a request for a permanent protection order in 2017 that Christopher Parker made threats against the bank to a mental health facility and on Facebook.

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In that complaint, the bank -- which has five locations in Loveland -- says members of the Loveland Police Department SWAT team told bank workers about the threats, urging employees to lock its offices and only let customers with ID inside.

On or about April 12, the Loveland SWAT team told the bank that Parker had an "arsenal of weapons" in his home, and he was placed on a 72-hour hold with a mental health facility, according to court documents.

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Officers told the bank that same day, police found Parker's Facebook page and postings that allegedly said "I'm holding up the (expletive) bank and "The bankers need to be alive."

Magistrate Matthew Zehe granted the bank a permanent civil protection order against Parker on June 22, 2017, after Zehe found sufficient cause to believe that Parker posed a threat. The court wrote that Parker "constitutes a credible threat to the life and health" of the people who work at the bank.

Parker was permanently barred from having contact with any of the bank's employees and instructed to stay 50 yards away from employees and facilities.

A permanent protection order is granted in the event that a person has acted in a way that necessitates a temporary protection order and when the person is "likely to continue to commit such acts" or "commit acts that are designed to intimidate or retaliate" if a permanent order is not put in place, according to court documents.

Parker remains at the Larimer County Jail without bond until his next court appearance for murder and attempted murder, which is March 20.

The Fort Collins Coloradoan contributed to this report

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