{"id":3142,"date":"2026-07-07T05:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2026-07-07T05:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:33:31","slug":"henderson-woman-made-numerous-shooting-threats-before-arrest-in-car-full-of-guns-report-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3142","title":{"rendered":"Henderson woman made numerous shooting threats before arrest in car full of guns, report shows"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n

HENDERSON, Nev. \u2014 A Henderson woman is facing multiple criminal counts after police say she drove off in her spouse\u2019s car on June 27 threatening to shoot up the Las Vegas Strip \u2014 a car loaded with 22 firearms, including machine guns and silencers. Questions remain about how she had access to those weapons and why she was released from a mental health hold days before the incident.<\/p>\n

Read more Tempe woman suspected of DUI in I-10 crash that killed Wisconsin man<\/a><\/p>\n

MORE ON FOX5: <\/b>\u2018They were my guns\u2019: Firearms in car for suspect who made terroristic threats belonged to spouse<\/b><\/p>\n

Allison Howlett, who remains jailed on $500,000 bail, is due back in court July 15.<\/p>\n

The June 27 incident<\/h2>\n

Julie Howlett called 911 on June 27 to report that her spouse, Allison, had driven off in her car after threatening to \u201cshoot up the Strip and die by suicide.\u201d Henderson police tracked the vehicle to a parking garage at Sunset Station casino.<\/p>\n

According to the arrest report, Allison refused commands to exit the vehicle, blasted loud music, and repeatedly made an obscene gesture at officers. Officers observed her reaching around inside the car while disobeying commands. Officers eventually pulled her out through the driver\u2019s side window and deployed a Taser, which was effective in taking her into custody.<\/p>\n

A handgun was found in the driver\u2019s seat. A B&T TP9 with a suppressor was found in the back passenger seat, according to the report. In total, police found 22 firearms in the car \u2014 along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition and multiple high-capacity magazines.<\/p>\n

The guns<\/h2>\n

Julie Howlett told FOX5 every firearm in the car belonged to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were my guns \u2014 all of them,\u201d Julie said.<\/p>\n

Julie told FOX5 she was a former firearms dealer,and that the guns were being transported to the east coast. <\/p>\n

Arrest reports say the guns were being sent to Southern Supply Defense in Alabama. FOX5 confirmed Southern Supply Defense holds a federal firearms license through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. FOX5 has not been able to confirm whether Julie Howlett holds a current dealer\u2019s license.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a dealer in my past life in the Southeast,\u201d Julie said.<\/p>\n

At the couple\u2019s Henderson home, a search warrant turned up more than two dozen additional firearms \u2014 including an M2 .50 caliber machine gun, an M5 rocket launcher, and multiple rifles with grenade launchers \u2014 along with computers, a cellphone, and a USB drive. Some firearms were locked in a safe; the arrest report states there were \u201cnumerous others throughout the house that were not secure or locked up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several of the firearms recovered are federally regulated items under the National Firearms Act, which requires registration, and, and a tax stamp for each item.<\/p>\n

Read more DNA grant leads to convictions in sexual assault cold cases in Tucson<\/a><\/p>\n

The legal gap<\/h2>\n

Allison Howlett told police she had previously owned firearms of her own but transferred them to Julie Howlett. Under Nevada law, spouses are not required to complete Form 4473 \u2014 the federal form that triggers a background check \u2014 when transferring guns to each other. <\/p>\n

A history of threats \u2014 and a home full of guns<\/h2>\n

The arrest report states Allison Howlett first made a mass shooting threat on January 26, 2024, telling Julie on video: \u201cIf the FBI doesn\u2019t come arrest me, there is going to be a mass shooting one day\u2026 you\u2019re going to be the reason hundreds of people lose their lives.\u201d The report states she continued making similar threats throughout 2024 and into early 2025, and that the behavior resumed in the weeks before her arrest.<\/p>\n

Julie told FOX5 the pattern had continued for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been going on for a very long time,\u201d Julie said. \u201cI have been calling and calling and reporting and reporting and nothing was getting done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Julie told police Allison would often wear body armor around the house while making threats.<\/p>\n

On June 21 \u2014 six days before the June 27 incident \u2014 police responded to the home and placed Allison on a Legal 2000, a 72-hour involuntary mental health hold. She was released back into the home, which police reports indicate was filled with firearms.<\/p>\n

Due to the threat of a mass casualty event, LVMPD Counter Terrorism detectives were notified and responded to the scene on June 27, according to the arrest report.<\/p>\n

Unanswered questions<\/h2>\n

What remains unclear is whether officers who responded to the home in the days before June 27 knew guns were inside, and why Allison Howlett was released despite her documented history of threats.<\/p>\n

FOX5 has submitted public records requests to Henderson Police regarding the four times officers responded to the home and is awaiting responses.<\/p>\n

The charges<\/h2>\n

Howlett faces 35 counts in a criminal complaint filed by the Clark County District Attorney\u2019s Office, including:<\/p>\n

Read more Prosecutors push for a trial for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk<\/a><\/p>\n